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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kind of sails did Tufnell say they could have set to outrun the French boats?
(a) Winders.
(b) Skyscrapers.
(c) Blow hards.
(d) Grafters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is served to the richer passengers for breakfast?

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

3. Whose life did Sharpe save in Assaye?

4. What has Lieutenant Bursay's face been scarred by?

5. What does Lord William say the army need to win battles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sharpe's opinion of India?

2. How did Sharpe pay for his voyage back to England?

3. How does Sharpe persuade Braithwaite to keep quiet about his affair with Lady Grace?

4. What are Lord William's views on officers?

5. How does Sharpe help prepare for battle with the Revenant?

6. What is Chase's plans for the Revenant?

7. Why does Sharpe decide to tell Lady Grace the secret about Pohlmann?

8. Why is the food on the ship turned so bad?

9. Why does Lady Grace begin to worry Sharpe in chapter six?

10. Why does Sharpe decide to hand his diamonds to Cromwell for safekeeping?

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