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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 kind of knife does Sharpe usually eat with?
(a) A carving knife.
(b) A fishing knife.
(c) A pocket knife.
(d) A scalpel.

2. What German city does Pohlmann say he lives in?
(a) Munich.
(b) Dusseldorf.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Berlin.

3. What is served to the richer passengers for breakfast?
(a) Bean on toast and water.
(b) Eggs and coffee.
(c) Cinamon toast and tea.
(d) Grits and juice.

4. Why does Sharpe believe Cromwell sold the ship to the French?
(a) He needs the money.
(b) He wants the excitement.
(c) He hates all the passengers.
(d) He thinks the French will win the war.

5. What does Cromwell say is Britain's natural posture?
(a) To stand as a small, insignificant island.
(b) To rule the world.
(c) To act as a peacemaker.
(d) To look down upon the rest of Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sharpe use to pay for his voyage?

2. What nation does Cromwell call insolent?

3. Who does the barrister say rules Europe?

4. What does Cromwell's cabin smell of?

5. What does Pohlman say is the one thing women love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Braithwaite's reasons for blackmailing Sharpe?

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

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

4. How does Sharpe kill Barsey?

5. What do the other people aboard the ship think of Sharpe's affair with Lady Grace?

6. What does Lady Grace tell Sharpe when she sneaks away from Lord William?

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

8. What is Sharpe's opinion of India?

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

10. What is Sharpe's opinion of Lord William Hale?

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