The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. How is Charlotte’s warning, “If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more,” in the Narrator’s Note an example of foreshadowing?

A) It foreshadows the fact that she will offend the ship’s captain.

B) It foreshadows her father’s outrage after reading her journal.

C) It foreshadows the adventure and heartbreak she experiences on her journey.

D) It foreshadows her rise to leadership within the women’s movement.

2. How does Charlotte’s statement that “[i]t would be wrong” for her to sail alone contrast with her actions at the end of the novel?

A) At the end of the novel, she willingly departs to sail alone.

B) At the end of the novel, she finds a husband to travel with.

C) At the end of the novel, she travels alone through the United States.

D) At the end of the novel, she wishes that she had stood her ground and taken another ship.

3. What does Charlotte’s immediate trust in Captain Jaggery reveal about 19th-century societal norms?

A) He is the ship’s leader, demonstrating that society’s heroes were those in positions of power.

B) He is dressed like a gentleman, suggesting that 19th-century Americans were more trusting than in other ages.

C) He is the leader of the ship, illustrating the importance of being able to speak to a crowd.