A English Project if any one answers all the questions i will give you the BIGGEST EVER The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Reading Response Questions Week 1

Chapter Two- Done 5/24

Who was the first person to warn Charlotte from the Seahawk?

Describe Charlotte’s cabin. Use direct quotes from the text (and state the page #)

What was Barlow’s warning? (page 20. You’re welcome)
What are the four roles that Zachariah plays on the ship?

What three things did Zachariah offer Charlotte?

Chapter Three- Done 5/24

How long was the trip on board the ship expected to last?
Where did Charlotte decide to keep the dirk?
How many days did it take for Charlotte to find her sea legs?

Chapter Five- Done 5/25
Captain Jaggery’s cabin using colored pencil and crayon. Be descriptive in your drawing, so that it correlates (goes together) with the text.

Why do you think Captain Jaggery has a rack of loaded muskets inside a locked cabinet?

Describe, using words, what a round robin looks like.

When Captain Jaggery says, “You can be my eyes and ears among the men,” What is he secretly telling Charlotte to do?

Who did Charlotte say gave her the dirk? Why do you think she lied about where it came from?

Chapter Six- Done 5/25
Why would a ship have a jail?

Who helped Charlotte to get to her trunk?

At one point, Barlow says, “Just now, miss, the captain put us on display.” What did he mean by that? Why would he say that?

Describe, using complete sentences, what happened at the end of chapter 6.

Chapter Seven- Done 5/26
What is the definition of suspense?

Charlotte thought she saw a human head while in the hold. What did she really see?

Why did Charlotte decide against telling Captain Jaggery about the head?

Chapter Eight- Done 5/26
Charlotte became so bored that after time she became somewhat of a “ship’s boy”. What does that mean?

What gift does Zachariah give to Charlotte this time?

Using the space below, design a game that Charlotte could’ve played with the crew on the ship. You have the following materials to work with: Rope, buckets, knives, and wood. You may describe it using words, or pictures, or both.

Chapter Ten- Done 5/27
What major mistake did the crew make when Captain Jaggery called for “all hands”? (We discussed this in class.
Who was the stowaway who came out with the crew?
Who was shot?
Who was also punished for the attempted mutiny?

The captain gives Charlotte all the credit for exposing the mutiny. Why do you think he did this? What do you think would have happened if Charlotte kept her mouth shut?

Chapter Eleven- Done 5/27

What was Zachariah’s punishment?
Do you feel Zachariah was deserving of this punishment? Explain why or why not.
Describe the scramble that happened next. Include exact details in the text.
Chapter Thirteen- Done 5/28

State 3 objections that the crew had against Charlotte joining the crew:

What test did Charlotte need to pass before she could join the crew?

State the two ways you could do it:

How does this change the relationship between Charlotte and the crew?

Chapter Fourteen- Done 5/28

Draw with colored pencil and crayons the scene painted at the start of chapter 14 with Jaggery confronting Charlotte about being a part of the crew. Use the text to help with your details.

What did Charlotte mean when she said, “I was, joyous, new-made, liberated form a prison I’d thought my proper place!”

How does Charlotte’s feelings and attitude change in this chapter? Is this what you thought would happen to her when she first started her voyage?

Why did the Captain strike Charlotte in the face?

Do you think it was a good idea for Charlotte to threaten the Captain with reporting him to the courts? Why or why not?