Under the Black Ensign
Quiz
1. Main Idea
What is the main idea of the story?
A man is stranded on an island and takes revenge against those who did it.
Pirates are really criminals and need to be brought to justice.
You never know who you can trust.
A man overcomes adversity and sets matters straight.
2. Sequence
What belongs in the middle?
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Tom Bristol is made to serve aboard the HMS Terror.
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Tom Bristol is set ashore on a desert island.
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Tom Bristol travels to Nevis.
A sea battle takes place between the pirates and British.
Lady Jane gets married.
Tom Bristol kills another man and harbors a woman on board.
3. Cause and Effect
Tom Bristol is a sea artist, a ships navigator, so ________________.
he gets into a fight with the Captain of the British ship.
he tricks the British into sailing into a trap.
he wants to change lifestyles and start a plantation.
he is invited to be navigator for the pirate ship.
4. Cause and Effect
Lady Jane is the lady-in-waiting to the Queen of England, ________________.
so she arranges transport back to England to resume her duties.
and she has the pirates hung from Executioner’s Dock.
and orders the Captain of the British ship to take her to Nevis.
so she gets a full pardon for Tom Bristol from the King of England.
5. Context Clues
Tom Bristol is a ___________, so he can navigate ships.
pirate
sailor
buccaneer
sea artist
6. Context Clues
Execution Dock is a place where pirates are ____ after being convicted.
electrocuted
drowned
shot
hung
7. Prediction or Inference
How does Tom Bristol feel about slavery?
Slavery is OK as long as you don’t mistreat them.
Slavery is a profitable trade.
Slavery is a very old industry.
He is against slavery and frees the Nubian’s who he finds in the hold of the Dutch ship.
8. Prediction or Inference
What do you think happens after the book ends?
The pirates are captured and executed.
Sir Charles Stukely gets the King of England to remove Tom Bristol from command.
Bryce builds a new command and attacks Tom Bristol.
Tom Bristol and Lady Jane successfully govern Nevis.
9. Facts and Details
A grinning skull against an ebon field describes what kind of flag?
Spanish
British
Nevis
Pirate
10. Facts and Details
Captain Bristol and his crew capture the Falcon by ___________.
having a bigger ship with more guns.
setting fire to the sails.
disguising themselves as crew members.
sneaking up at night, climbing aboard and surprising the crew.
11. Facts and Details
______ decides to create a mutiny aboard the Terror.
Tom Bristol
Midshipman Jim
The crew
Ricardo
12. Facts and Details
A blackbirder is ___________.
a kind of hunter.
a type of hunting rifle.
a person who sang in bars in the 1800s.
a person or ship engaged in the slave trade.
13. Facts and Details
Who does Tom Bristol use as his crew?
English sailors who mutinied
local inhabitants from Nevis island.
pirates he freed from a prison.
slaves freed from a Dutch ship.
14. Facts and Details
What year does the story take place?
1492
1776
1904
1680
15. Facts and Details
What is special about the Midshipman Jim?
He is really only 15 years old.
He is the nephew of the King of England.
He can speak English and Spanish fluently.
Midshipman Jim is really Lady Jane in disguise.
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Under the Black Ensign
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CHARACTERS
Write about the following characters, and be sure to explain their relationships to the other characters.
Captain Tom Bristol
Tom Bristol’s career s a first mate of the Maryland ship Randolph is cut short when he is press-ganged into serving aboard the British HMS Terror. He was sentenced to 100 lashes under the cat-o-nine-tails, a cruel whip, for an accident where Lord High Governor Stukely thought he was being attacked. But this was not the case. The Terror is overtaken by pirates and he escapes certain death when he joins up with the pirates headed by a buccaneer named Bryce. However he is quickly deserted after being found guilty of killing a mutinous pirate and unwittingly harboring a woman on board, midshipman Jim who turns out to be Lady Jane.
Jim
Jim is a midshipman for the buccaneer Bryce and who befriends Tom Bristol. Jim attempts to stop Ricardo, a mutinous pirate, from killing Bristol. Only when Jim is struck by Ricardo and falls unconscious on the floor, is it discovered that Jim is really a female hiding in a midshipman’s uniform.
Lady Jane Campbell
Lady Jane is the lady-in-waiting for the Queen of England. She was disguised as a midshipman when she was captured and recruited by the buccaneer Bryce. She frees Bristol from his bonds aboard the HMS Terror. Bristol is then marooned on a desert island for harboring a woman on board the pirate ship. Lady Jane then rescues Bristol and together they set off in escape. Lady Jane is recaptured by the Lord High Governor Stukely who wants to marry her. Bristol finally, after several battles, Bristol is able to rescue Lady Jane and they get married.
Bryce
A pirate captain who rescues Tom Bristol from being whipped to death aboard the British ship HMS Terror. Bryce wants to build a fleet and so captures the Terror. He assigns Bristol to navigate his new vessel under Ricardo. Bristol kills Ricardo when he attempts to mutiny. Bryce is later captured by the British but is freed by Bristol in the final battle of the book.
SUMMARY
Write a summary of the book on a separate piece of paper. You may prepare for an oral summary if you prefer.
SBQ (Story-based Questions)
Answer the following questions in short sentences.
1. How does Tom Bristol become a pirate?
He is rescued from being whipped to death and asked if he wants to join with the pirates?
2. How do we find out that Midshipman Jim is really Lady Jane?
Jim is knocked out by Ricardo while attempting to mutiny and her hat fell off showing long yellow hair.
3. Why is Tom Bristol marooned on a desert island?
Bristol was found guilty of killing a man on board the ship and harboring a woman which are against the pirate code and punishable by marooning.
4. What was Tom Bristol specifically trained to do?
He was a sea artist – a navigator.
5. Who do Bristol and Lady Jane free that then become a crew?
A slaver runs aground, and Bristol frees the slaves who were still alive and they join up with him to make a crew for his ship.
6. How does Bristol get his own ship?
Bristol and his crew silently board a Spanish vessel that had come too close to the island where Bristol and his crew were located.
7. Why are the buccaneers fighting the British?
The buccaneers had helped the British overcome the Spanish fleet. And once that was done and the British no longer needed the buccaneers help, they turned against them and so the buccaneers fought back.
8. What happens to Tom Bristol at the end?
Lady Jane Campbell arranges a letter from the King of England granting full pardon to Bristol and assignment as a Commodore in the Royal Navy, making him the new Lord High Governor.
SBD(Story-based Discussion)
While you are reading the book, find the answers to the following questions. You don’t have to write down the answers.
1. How did the British navy recruit sailors?
Men were press-ganged and dragged out to the ship and made to serve on board.
2. What made the cat-o’-nine-tails so deadly as a whip?
The cat-o’-nine was originally a collection of thongs held together in a short handle. But the British Navy then added brass wire tipped by pellets of lead wound about the ends of the thongs.
3. What is a black ensign?
A pirate’s flag; a grinning skull against an ebon field – a white skull and crossbones against a black field. Also known as the Jolly Roger.
SAW (Story-applied Writing)
Pick one topic below and write a complete response.
1. Write the next chapter of the book, explaining what happens once Tom Bristol assumes command as Lord High Governor.
2. Compare and contrast Tom Bristol with a character you have read about in another book.
3. Choose a few scenes from the book and rewrite them from Lady Jane’s perspective.
FIND THE MEANING
1. bark means
A crew of 10-15 sailors
a command to set sail
a dugout canoe
a command to set sail
a dugout canoe
a sailing ship with three to five masts
2. boucan means
a tropical bird
an island inhabitant
a type of rifle
smoked beef
3. whelp means
a red ridge on the skin
a prisoner
a young dog
a rude youth
4. grape means
garbage shot at the enemy when you were out of ammunition
a purple tunic that would allow pirates to recognize friend from foe
rotten fruit used to make the deck of a ship slippery for enemies
a purple tunic that would allow pirates to recognize friend from foe
rotten fruit used to make the deck of a ship slippery for enemies
small cast iron balls shot from a cannon
5.midshipmanmeans
a person who constructs ships, specializing in the middle parts
a sailor who holds look out from the port and starboard side of the ship
someone who works in the center hold of a ship
a sailor who holds look out from the port and starboard side of the ship
someone who works in the center hold of a ship
a student naval officer
6. painter means
someone who would paint the rails of boats to prevent splinters
a type of brush that used to be used in sailing vessels
a type of brush that used to be used in sailing vessels
an oar to row with
a rope for fastening a boat to a ship
a rope for fastening a boat to a ship
7. serpentines means
swords with curved blades
green semi-precious stones
poisonous water snakes
cannons
green semi-precious stones
poisonous water snakes
cannons
8. rapier means
a canon that shoots 4 lb balls
a whip with sharp razor-like lashes
a small caliber pistol
a whip with sharp razor-like lashes
a small caliber pistol
a small sword
9. sea artist means
a beginning pirate
British sailor
a type of painter
a ship’s navigator
British sailor
a type of painter
a ship’s navigator
10. under weigh means
able to hold more cargo
being checked by customs for illegal goods
in harbor
being checked by customs for illegal goods
in harbor
in motion
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
11. They were unable to locate their to set sail the following morning.
guns
painter
oars
bark
painter
oars
bark
12. The pirates washed down the with wine.
powder smoke
sandwiches
grape
boucan
sandwiches
grape
boucan
13. The __ caused considerable trouble on board.
midshipman
boucan
leopard
whelp
leopard
whelp
14. The when fired, destroyed sailors and sails alike.
shrapnel
bombs
bullets
bombs
bullets
grape
15. The Captain turned to the to take over running the ship.
painter
sea artist
mutineer
midshipman
mutineer
midshipman
16. By slashing the the small boat drifted away.
hull
main sail
Captain
painter
main sail
Captain
painter
17. They fired the and the opposing ship sank.
muskets
rapiers
rifles
serpentines
rapiers
rifles
serpentines
18. The sailor, after losing the fight, had to throw down his ________ and surrender.
serpentine
sash
boucan
rapier
sash
boucan
rapier
19. In the final analysis, it was the job of the _______ to ensure the ship arrived at the correct location.
buccaneer
first mate
rowers
sea artist
20. The Captain ordered the ship to attack only when it was .
morning
rebuilt
fully cleaned
under weigh
rebuilt
fully cleaned
under weigh
FIND THE MEANING
1.insolent means
sleepless
bright
heavy
bright
heavy
disrespectful
2. oblique means
pure
rectangular
warlike
slanting
3. wraith means
a red ridge on the skin
a prisoner
a young dog
a visible spirit
4. rigorousmeans
wonderful
crooked
easy
crooked
easy
harsh
5.pummelmeans
take apart
stir
work fast
stir
work fast
beat with the fists
6. ample means
simple
extravagant
extravagant
rundown
plenty
plenty
7. revel means
show
decide
change something
take pleasure in
decide
change something
take pleasure in
8. rapier means
a canon
a whip
a small pistol
a whip
a small pistol
a small sword
9. languid means
beautiful
large
mystical
listless
large
mystical
listless
10. tumult means
strong wind
fog
bright lights
fog
bright lights
uproar
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
11. She had turned so pale from fright that she looked like a __________ .
rigorous
rapier
tumult
wraith
rapier
tumult
wraith
12.The child will __________ the floor and cry to get her mother’s attention.
ample
languid
oblique
pummel
languid
oblique
pummel
13. The hot, humid weather makes many people feel __________.
oblique
revel
wraith
languid
wraith
languid
14. I’m sure there is food for the party.
rigourous
tumult
oblique
tumult
oblique
ample
15. The __________ student was given detention for his rudeness.
revel
rigorous
rapier
insolent
rapier
insolent
16. A(n) ________ line is not parallel or perpendicular.
ample
pummel
revel
oblique
pummel
revel
oblique
17. When he wins the race, he will __________ in the attention of his fans.
pummel
oblique
insolent
revel
oblique
insolent
revel
18. The sailor, after losing the fight, had to throw down his ________ and surrender.
wraith
revel
tumult
rapier
revel
tumult
rapier
19. The announcer raised his voice in an effort to be heard over the __________.
revel
oblique
ample
tumult
20. The ____ schedule of the army was even worse than he’d imagined.
oblique
pummel
revel
rigorous
pummel
revel
rigorous