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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 does one of the seamen claim to have seen at dawn?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) A sea dragon.
(c) A shark.
(d) A whale.

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

3. What country are the French steering the ship towards?
(a) Guyana.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Mauritius.

4. What book does Dalton lend Sharpe in this section?
(a) Dante's Inferno.
(b) Moll Flanders.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Tristram Shandy.

5. What does Cromwell tell Sharpe he should hide from the French?
(a) His maps.
(b) His money.
(c) His telescope.
(d) His pocket knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fairley say Peculiar has in his trousers?

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

3. What does Nana Rao have protecting his warehouse?

4. What suggests that the lock was made in India?

5. Why did Peculiar Cromwell resign from the naval?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lady Grace say she is so unhappy?

2. Why does Chase say he doesn't like women aboard his ship?

3. Why is Lady Grace so furious with Lord William in this section?

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

5. What is life like for Sharpe on the ship?

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

7. What does Sharpe tell Chase about Pohlmann?

8. Who is Anthony Pohlman?

9. What is Sharpe talking to Nana Rao about at the beginning of this section?

10. Why is Braithwaite so bitter about life?

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