1. candidate : speeches :: election : ________
2. sticky : adhesive :: wordy : _______
3. creation : concoction :: pest : ________
4. shirk : atone :: skim : _______
5. laconic : verbose :: slippery : _______

1. "How strangely that movie ended." shouted Sydney, who was hard-of-hearing.  a) Correct  b) Incorrect
2. Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight?"   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
3. Jeremy exclaimed "You've got to be kidding!"   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
4. "Take this note to Mr. Shnitzengruben," said the teacher.   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
5. Dr. Robbins has announced that her team will find intelligent life in third period.   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
6. "Interesting!" exclaimed Dr. Ramezani, "I'd like to see how she plans to do this."   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
7. "That," said Dr. Sanchez, "is preposterous. I don't believe she'll find anything."   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
8. Dr. Ramezani snapped back, "The class is large. Can't you admit that intelligent life might be in there somewhere?"   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
9. Kendra told me that she didn't have any money to pay the Popple Mafia.   a) Correct  b) Incorrect
10. "Come here," said Jerry to his dog, "and bring the ball."   a) Correct  b) Incorrect

Charlotte 11-14 - 1/2 Open Mouth, 1/2 Solo. You decide.

1. When Hollybrass starts whipping Zachariah, Charlotte... a) begs for mercy for Zachariah.  b) grabs the whip from him.  c) tackles Hollybrass.  d) all of the above.  e) none of the above.
2. What made Jaggery beat Zachariah even more furiously? a) He was angry that Zachariah called him the worst captain ever.  b) He was angry because Charlotte begged for mercy for him.  c) He was angry because of what Charlotte did to him.  d) He was angry because Zachariah refused to apologize.  e) All of the above.
3. After Jaggery picked Zachariah to be whipped, Charlotte thought about why he might have picked Zachariah. She thought about all of the following reasons why, EXCEPT... a) He was black.  b) He was the weakest of the crew.  c) He was Charlotte's friend.  d) He had started the mutiny.  e) She thought about all of these reasons
4. When Charlotte tries to apologize to Jaggery, he... a) calls her ugly and self-centered.  b) says he will punish her for it.  c) says her father will hear of this.  d) all of the above.  e) none of the above.
5. Who got demoted for sympathizing with the crew? a) Johnson.  b) Fisk.  c) Hollybrass.  d) Keetch.  e) Nobody.
6. On page 109, Fisk says to Charlotte, "What you mean to say, Miss Doyle, is that you didn't choose to heed his words because Zachariah was an old black who lacked the captain's graces!"  Is he right?  a) Yes.  b) No.
7. On page 110, Charlotte says that something Fisk had said to her was her inspiration to try to join the crew. What line was she thinking of?  a) "You are the lady passenger, Miss Doyle. The informer."  b) "The captain intends to work us till we drop."  c) "Gentlefolk like you never mean, Miss Doyle. But what you do..."  d) "'Oh Miss Doyle believes in honor,' he'd say. 'She's the very soul of justice.'" e) "What you mean to say, Miss Doyle, is that you didn't choose to heed his words because Zachariah was an old black who lacked the captain's graces!"

   ---

8. Foley compliments Charlotte by calling her a pretty girl. a) True  b) False
9. Which "illustration" on the board best shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 13?
10. Besides the fact that she went into the rigging without his permission, what else is Jaggery upset about when Charlotte comes down from aloft?  a) She disobeyed his orders.  b) The men disobeyed his orders.  c) If she gets hurt, her father will be angry at him.  d) The way she is dressed.  e) All of the above.
11. After Charlotte becomes part of the crew, Jaggery works the crew even harder.  a) True.  b) False.
12. The one thing Charlotte said she couldn't do that the other sailors did was... a) Steer the ship.  b) Use a knife to fix ropes.  c) Cuss.  d) Scrape the bow.  e) She did all these things.
13. What is scuttlebutt?  a) a nickname for a cockroach  b) a nickname for the captain  c) a nickname for Charlotte  d) gossip and rumors  e) NOTA
14. What was the "prison" that Charlotte referred to as her "proper place"?  a) The cabin she used to stay in.  b) The Barrington School for Better Girls.  c) Her previous lifestyle and attitudes.  d) Her family.  e) NOTA
15. Which "illustration" on the board best shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 14?
16. How did the crew help save Charlotte from drowning?  a) Grimes grabbed and pulled her in.  b) They changed course so the water was calmer.  c) They threw her a rope, and pulled her back.  d) They didn't; she did it all by herself.  e) They cut loose the tangled sail that was knocking her into the sea.
17. Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte?  a) She says she's going to report him to the courts.  b) To show the crew she was no longer his friend.  c) She called him a coward!  d) He said she failed a task.  e) She disobeyed him.
18. After Charlotte calls Jaggery a coward, and tells him off, without him saying anything, the crew cheers for her again.  a) True.  b) False.
19. After the scene between Jaggery and Charlotte, what does Grimes do for Charlotte?  a) Helps protect her from Jaggery.  b) Warns her when Jaggery is watching her.  c) Gives her a pistol to protect herself.  d) Teaches her how to use a knife.  e) NOTA
20. Why is seeing the red bird an ominous sign?  a) It means they are way off-course.  b) It means that the wind is dying, and they will be stranded for a long while.  c) "Blood birds" are bad luck.  d) It means a hurricane is coming.  e) NOTA

DWA's / 600 Word Essays / Genres