The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Narrator’s Note-Part 1, Chapter 7

Reading Check

1. Charlotte Doyle (Narrator’s Note)

2. She had to finish school, and her family had already departed (Narrator’s Note)

3. Seahawk (Part 1, Chapter 1)

4. A dirk, or knife (Part 1, Chapter 2)

5. Four days (Part 1, Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. It suggests that in 1832, women were expected to fulfill more subordinate roles in society. (Narrator’s Note)

2. He thinks she will learn something from the exercise of writing every day. (Narrator’s Note)

3. As a woman, it would be inappropriate for her to sail alone. (Part 1, Chapter 1)

4. He is dressed like a gentleman. (Part 1, Chapter 3)

5. Captain Jaggery works for Charlotte’s father, so Charlotte would likely stand with him in the case of a mutiny. Her family’s social standing makes the crew less likely to attack the captain. (Part 1, Chapter 4)

Part 1, Chapters 8-12

Reading Check

1. She stands on the deck and looks at the stars. (Part 1, Chapter 8)

2. She sees the symbol of two concentric circles with signatures in between.