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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tree do the lanterns in the yard hang from?
(a) An apple tree.
(b) A banana tree.
(c) A pear tree.
(d) A coconut tree.

2. What nation does Cromwell call insolent?
(a) France.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) USA.
(d) India.

3. How does Panjit attract the attention of the painted god in a niche in the courtyard wall?
(a) Rings a handbell.
(b) Whistles twice.
(c) Chants a mantra.
(d) Dances.

4. Why does Cromwell say his parents sent him to the sea?
(a) To give him a good career.
(b) To teach him about real life.
(c) They couldn't afford to keep him.
(d) So he would be far from earthly temptation.

5. Who is Sharpe pursued by in his dream?
(a) A british officer.
(b) An Indian.
(c) A harlot.
(d) A negro.

6. What is the American ship carrying to Mauritius?
(a) Goats and chickens.
(b) Clothes and tea.
(c) Powder and shot.
(d) Drugs and alcohol.

7. What does Sharpe use to remove the impurities from the ship's food?
(a) A filtering machine.
(b) A wire brush.
(c) A blender.
(d) A mold remover machine.

8. What is Nana Rao using to count the rupees?
(a) A calculator.
(b) His fingers.
(c) An abacus.
(d) Sand.

9. What does lord William say Lapsus linguae mean?
(a) A Freudian slip.
(b) A cricket shot.
(c) A loving act.
(d) A slip of the tongue.

10. What does Dalton say would make for sad business?
(a) If Bursay cired.
(b) If Cromwell gave the French their belongings.
(c) If Sharpe lead a mutiny.
(d) If the French shot them.

11. Why does Sharpe like India?
(a) He thinks it's a spiritual place.
(b) He thinks it's homely
(c) He thinks it's the most beautiful country in the world.
(d) He thinks it's a playground for adventurers.

12. What language does Sharpe think the Swiss speak?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Swiss.
(d) Italian.

13. Who does Lady Grace say she saw go into the cuddy?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Lord William.
(c) Dalton.
(d) Pohlmann.

14. Why does Grace think she is a fool?
(a) She has lived for money.
(b) She has lost a child.
(c) She has never followed her instincts.
(d) She has never been happy.

15. What kind of fruit would Chase like to grow in England?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Melons.
(c) Pineapples.
(d) Bananas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lord William say was a dunce at school?

2. What has made holes in the ship's cheese?

3. What does Sharpe say he was learning while Braithwaite was at Oxford?

4. What does Bursay use to strike Sharpe across the head?

5. What two places in England does Sharpe say he has lived?

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