The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle  by Avi
Chapter 13
# Foley compliments Charlotte by calling her a pretty girl. a) True  b) False
# Ewing's advice to Charlotte about climbing the ropes is to keep looking at the ropes the whole time she's climbing. a) True  b) False
# As she gets ready to climb, the crew is hoping she will fail so they don't have to take her on as a crew member. a) True  b) False
# After she started climbing, Charlotte realized she had made a mistake by choosing to climb using the ratlines instead of shimmying up the mast itself. a) True  b) False
# Charlotte fell on her way back down.  a) True  b) False
# The crew is still not satisfied when Charlotte comes back down.  a) True  b) False

Chapter 14

   1. 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.
   2. After Charlotte became part of the crew, Jaggery treated her more harshly than the rest of the crew.  a) True.  b) False.
   3. 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.
   4. 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) None of the above.
   5. Since Charlotte became part of the crew, the captain only comes on deck when Charlotte is on watch.  a) True.  b) False.
   6. The reason Jaggery now hates Charlotte so much is that she hit him with the whip.  a) True.  b) False.
   7. Which "illustration" on the board best shows the situation Charlotte was in in Chapter 14?
   8. 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.
   9. 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.
  10. After Charlotte calls Jaggery a coward, and tells him off, without him saying anything, the crew cheers for her again.  a) True.  b) False.
  11. 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) None of the above.
  12. 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) None of the above.

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