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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following had Sharpe refused to purchase from Nana Rao?
(a) A watch.
(b) A ruler.
(c) A sand timer.
(d) A sofa.

2. What does Cromwell's wine taste like?
(a) Urine.
(b) Mud.
(c) Vinegar.
(d) Vomit.

3. What does Tufnell show Sharpe how to do?
(a) Steer the boat.
(b) Set the sails.
(c) Tie knots.
(d) Navigate.

4. What does Sharpe say he was learning while Braithwaite was at Oxford?
(a) How to pay his own way.
(b) How to kill folks.
(c) How to organize men.
(d) How to survive.

5. Who does Cromwell say the French don't make war on?
(a) Honest sailors.
(b) Private individuals.
(c) Americans.
(d) The upper-classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of accent does the naval captain have?

2. For what reason does Panjit claim the naval captain won't find Nana Rao?

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

4. What does one of the seamen claim to have seen at dawn?

5. Why does Sharpe believe Cromwell sold the ship to the French?

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