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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. Why doesn't Tufnell think Cromwell couldn't have sold the ship to the French?
(a) He is proud of being English.
(b) He is the most honorable man he has ever met.
(c) He has no need for money.
(d) He is proud of being a sea captain.

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

3. What did Wellesey say was more valuable than a soldier's sword?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His nose.
(c) His legs.
(d) His brain.

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

5. For what reason does Panjit claim the naval captain won't find Nana Rao?
(a) He is working in another country.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is hiding in the jungle.
(d) He has run away to China.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cromwell's wine taste like?

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

4. How does Panjit attract the attention of the painted god in a niche in the courtyard wall?

5. What kind of tree do the lanterns in the yard hang from?

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