Charlotte Doyle Vocabulary and Study Questions 11-16.
Definitions, POS in notebook, blanks filled in, by Wednesday.
edify, tract (not the land one), reprove, cowed, gumption, caucused, brusque, maelstrom, rebuff, thwart
  1. He was 35 and still living at home; his mother said he lacked ___________.
  2. (2) The captain thought that Charlotte should have been reading ___________(ing) religious __________(s) to the crew to improve their lives and attitudes.
  3. Captain Jaggery ____________(ed) the mutiny by shooting Cranick.
  4. After Jaggery shoots Cranick, he has the crew so ___________ that they are afraid to disobey.
  5. My mother ___________(ed) me for forgetting to use good manners.
  6. The manager, the catcher, the pitching coach, and the pitcher ___________ on the mound.
  7. Charlotte had to climb to the top of the mast in the middle of the _____________, and was almost tossed to her death.
  8. I tried to get her to listen to my excuses, but she __________(ed) my efforts.
  9. This word originates with the Italian word for a "stickery" plant.  Explain why that makes sense.
Study Questions
  1. What made Jaggery beat Zacariah even more furiously?
  2. When Hollybrass starts whipping Zachariah, what does Charlotte do?
  3. After they cut Zachariah down, what does Charlotte do?
  4. After Jaggery picked Zachariah to whip, Charlotte thought about why he picked Zachariah. What did she come up with?
  5. When Charlotte apologizes to Jaggery, what does he do?
  6. Why does Jaggery hit Charlotte?
  7. Why do the sailors have to go aloft during the hurricane?
  8. What did Charlotte mean in Chapter 13 when she said, "And yet I had to climb. This was my restitution”. (look up the word “restitution” if you need to).
  9. When Charlotte officially becomes part of the crew, how does Jaggery record it in the log?
  10. As she is climbing the mast during the hurricane, what does Charlotte do on the way up?
  11. Who saves Charlotte during the hurricane?
  12. When Charlotte wakes up after the storm, she notices many signs that something strange is going on. Name some.
  13. What two pieces of evidence are there that Charlotte killed Hollybrass?
  14. For Charlotte, "of all the misfortunes that was the most hurtful to bear." What is that?
  15. Who does Charlotte see in the brig? What is Charlotte's probable punishment?
  16. scuttlebutt?