Ch. 18-19 Questions
Answer (using complete sentences) on a separate sheet of paper!
1. In chapter 18, Jaggery acts as a lawyer prosecuting Charlotte. What arguments does he use to support his accusation that she killed Hollybrass? Explain how he “backs her into a corner” with his questions.
2. What is the difference between “unusual” and “unnatural”? Why does Jaggery keep accusing Charlotte of being unnatural? Do you think Charlotte is unnatural or unusual? Why?
3. During the courtroom scene, the narrator repeats the phrase “No one spoke” five times. Why does she keep repeating this phrase? What does it emphasize?
4. Just before he leaves Charlotte on the ship, Mr. Grummage says “In my world, judgments as to rights and wrongs are left to my Creator.” Who decides right and wrong in Charlotte’s world? How does this change as the story continues?
5. Zachariah says, “To kill a hand during such a storm, when everyone is desperately needed, takes a kind of . . . madness.” Do you think the captain is insane? Why does he hate Charlotte so intensely?
Ch. 18-19 Questions
Answer (using complete sentences) on a separate sheet of paper!
1. In chapter 18, Jaggery acts as a lawyer prosecuting Charlotte. What arguments does he use to support his accusation that she killed Hollybrass? Explain how he “backs her into a corner” with his questions.
2. What is the difference between “unusual” and “unnatural”? Why does Jaggery keep accusing Charlotte of being unnatural? Do you think Charlotte is unnatural or unusual? Why?
3. During the courtroom scene, the narrator repeats the phrase “No one spoke” five times. Why does she keep repeating this phrase? What does it emphasize?
4. Just before he leaves Charlotte on the ship, Mr. Grummage says “In my world, judgments as to rights and wrongs are left to my Creator.” Who decides right and wrong in Charlotte’s world? How does this change as the story continues?
5. Zachariah says, “To kill a hand during such a storm, when everyone is desperately needed, takes a kind of . . . madness.” Do you think the captain is insane? Why does he hate Charlotte so intensely?
Ch. 18-19 Questions
Answer (using complete sentences) on a separate sheet of paper!
1. In chapter 18, Jaggery acts as a lawyer prosecuting Charlotte. What arguments does he use to support his accusation that she killed Hollybrass? Explain how he “backs her into a corner” with his questions.
2. What is the difference between “unusual” and “unnatural”? Why does Jaggery keep accusing Charlotte of being unnatural? Do you think Charlotte is unnatural or unusual? Why?
3. During the courtroom scene, the narrator repeats the phrase “No one spoke” five times. Why does she keep repeating this phrase? What does it emphasize?
4. Just before he leaves Charlotte on the ship, Mr. Grummage says “In my world, judgments as to rights and wrongs are left to my Creator.” Who decides right and wrong in Charlotte’s world? How does this change as the story continues?
5. Zachariah says, “To kill a hand during such a storm, when everyone is desperately needed, takes a kind of . . . madness.” Do you think the captain is insane? Why does he hate Charlotte so intensely?
Ch. 18-19 Questions
Answer (using complete sentences) on a separate sheet of paper!
1. In chapter 18, Jaggery acts as a lawyer prosecuting Charlotte. What arguments does he use to support his accusation that she killed Hollybrass? Explain how he “backs her into a corner” with his questions.
2. What is the difference between “unusual” and “unnatural”? Why does Jaggery keep accusing Charlotte of being unnatural? Do you think Charlotte is unnatural or unusual? Why?
3. During the courtroom scene, the narrator repeats the phrase “No one spoke” five times. Why does she keep repeating this phrase? What does it emphasize?
4. Just before he leaves Charlotte on the ship, Mr. Grummage says “In my world, judgments as to rights and wrongs are left to my Creator.” Who decides right and wrong in Charlotte’s world? How does this change as the story continues?
5. Zachariah says, “To kill a hand during such a storm, when everyone is desperately needed, takes a kind of . . . madness.” Do you think the captain is insane? Why does he hate Charlotte so intensely?