Name
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Chapters
Chapters 3-6
by Avi
Vocabulary: Use some of the following vocabulary words to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
*You may have to change the tense of the word.
(perpetual, curtly, beguiling, brandish, venture, ire, censure, impulsively)
1.
He tried to get up the courage to ______________________________ into the dark haunted house.
2.
Deb answered my question _________________________, almost rudely.
3.
I knew it was going to be difficult to avoid my parents’ ________________ when they learned of the window that I broke.
4.
It is difficult to stand on a ship until you get used to the ______________________ rocking motion and gain your sea legs.
5.
The charming young girl had quite a __________________________________ laugh that was very delightful.
Questions:
1.
Charlotte’s nausea was caused by _______________________ .
2.
The first mate on the ship is _________________________________________ .
3.
Who is the man in charge of ringing the bell? ___________________________________ .
4.
What was Charlotte’s first impression of Captain Jaggery? Use wording from the book to describe him.
5.
Miss Doyle found out the history of the Seahawk’s last voyage
a.
b.
c.
d.
6.
Captain Jaggery
a.
b.
c.
7.
from Dillingham
from Zachariah
from Captain Jaggery
by overhearing the crew
was hated by the crew for what he did to Mr. Cranick
was fair to Mr. Cranick considering what Mr. Cranick had done
had beaten and killed Mr. Cranick on the last voyage
What did Captain Jaggery mean when he said, “we shall have no democracy here”?
8.
Who was taking care of Charlotte while she was sick?
9.
What story did Zachariah tell Charlotte that offended her? Give details from the book, including a page number.
11.
Why did Captain Jaggery show Charlotte the round robin and ask her to be his eyes and ears among the crew? Do you
think that Charlotte has made the right decision to trust him?
12.
For what reason did Charlotte follow Barlow into the top steerage?
13.
Describe what happened after Charlotte sent Barlow away so that she could look through her trunk.