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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of knife does Sharpe usually eat with?
(a) A pocket knife.
(b) A scalpel.
(c) A carving knife.
(d) A fishing knife.

2. Why does Sharpe decide to give into Armstrong's leadership?
(a) He is prone to violence.
(b) The men know him.
(c) He has a big ego.
(d) It is what Chase would want.

3. What does the steward say would drown on deck?
(a) A whale.
(b) A fish.
(c) A cat.
(d) A rat.

4. What does Chase ask Collier to do in the hold?
(a) Pray.
(b) Sing battle songs.
(c) Watch a clock.
(d) Load guns.

5. What does Fairley tell Sharpe he will pay him like if he works for him?
(a) A pauper.
(b) A king.
(c) A prince.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most of the passenger pass the time on the ship?

2. What is the language of diplomacy?

3. What does Braithwaite tell Sharpe he can purchase from him?

4. What does Lord William ask Lady Grace to read?

5. What does Lord William want Sharpe's opinion on?

(see the answer key)

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