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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does Matilde play?
(a) The flute.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The violin.
(d) A harp.

2. What does Nana Rao have protecting his warehouse?
(a) Bodyguards.
(b) A moat.
(c) A crocodile infested river.
(d) Guard dogs.

3. What made Sharpe's scar?
(a) A nail.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A bullet.
(d) A sword.

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

5. What was Cromell looking after for Dalton?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) A pen.
(c) A bible.
(d) A watch.

6. Why does Lord William say people go to war?
(a) To make the powerful more powerful.
(b) To keep the status quo entertained.
(c) To spread one's influence.
(d) Small-minded men see no alternative.

7. What happens to people in India who don't find wealth?
(a) They die.
(b) They are enslaved.
(c) They become homeless.
(d) They are imprisoned.

8. What does Dalton say is the only thing that matters to Americans?
(a) Profit.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Power.
(d) Democracy.

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

10. What does Cromwell's cabin smell of?
(a) Sea water.
(b) Fish.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Dirty clothes.

11. What does everyone call the Company's symbol?
(a) The cat and the gold.
(b) The king and the cheese.
(c) The king and the bribe.
(d) The cat and the cheese.

12. What does Braithwaite tell Sharpe he can purchase from him?
(a) His loyalty.
(b) His services.
(c) His silence.
(d) His ladyship.

13. What is Sharpe's most striking feature?
(a) His lips.
(b) His scar.
(c) His pimples.
(d) His eyes.

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

15. What does Sharpe think Grace is born to when she laughs?
(a) Acting.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why has Sharpe bought so many goods from Nana?

4. Who does the barrister say rules Europe?

5. Why does Cromwell think the British have no chance in defeating France?

(see the answer keys)

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