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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. Who is the book’s narrator?
2. Why is Charlotte not traveling with her family?
3. What is the ship’s name?
4. What does Zachariah give Charlotte?
5. How long is Charlotte ill?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What might be suggested by the narrator’s warning in the Narrator’s Note that “[i]f strong ideas and action offend you, read no more”?
2. Why does Charlotte’s father give her a daily journal to fill in?
3. Why does Charlotte think it would be “wrong” for her to travel without a companion?
4. Why does Charlotte immediately think that she can trust Captain Jaggery?
5. What does Charlotte’s father have to do with the relationship between Captain Jaggery and his crew?
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“Gender Roles in 19th-Century Victorian Patriarchy”
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