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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. How does the Pucelle drag the ship through water when the wind drops?
(a) Uses rowing boats to tow it.
(b) Turning on the motor.
(c) Creating their own wind.
(d) Uses dolphins to tow it.

2. What does Valliard tell Sharpe is his job?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A diplomat.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A lawyer.

3. What cabin is Lord William using as an office?
(a) The captain's cabin.
(b) The wash cabin.
(c) The dining cabin.
(d) The cooking cabin.

4. How does Sharpe disguise that Braithwaite has been murdered?
(a) He hides his body in a suitcase.
(b) He throws him into the sea.
(c) He makes it look like he died from too much drink.
(d) He makes it look like he fell from his ladder.

5. What is the name of Chase's second in command?
(a) Peel.
(b) Yardley.
(c) Tomlinson.
(d) Davis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady Grace say politicians do instead of fighting?

2. What kind of man does Clouter say has no chance of killing him?

3. Which of the following does Sharpe say one needs for close fighting?

4. Who did Bursay tell Grace he hated?

5. Why does the author say the British fire faster than the French?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe think of Admiral Nelson?

2. What reason does Chase give for inviting Sharpe for dinner with Admiral Nelson?

3. What does Braitwaite say in his letter to Lord William?

4. What makes Clouter such a good fighter?

5. How does Sharpe kill Valliard?

6. How do the army use muskets?

7. How does Clouter save Sharpe's life in this section?

8. What are Lord William's thoughts on Braithwaite's death?

9. Retell the story Chase tells Sharpe and Nelson and Tom Hardy.

10. How do the sailors cope with having to wait to go into battle?

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