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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Matilde play?

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

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

4. Why did Peculiar Cromwell resign from the naval?

5. Which of the following had Sharpe refused to purchase from Nana Rao?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe kill Barsey?

2. What does Sharpe think Cromwell and Pohlmann have been planning?

3. Who is Anthony Pohlman?

4. What deal do Sharpe and Chase make with Nana and Pajito?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Sharpe's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to his character at the end.

1. What did Sharpe hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events change Sharpe's ideas about life?

3. How has Sharpe's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios.

1. There is a mutiny aboard the Purcelle.

2. The Purcelle is attacked by pirates.

3. Peel takes over leadership of the Purcelle.

4. The Purcelle sailors have to swim ashore after the ship is destroyed.

5. Lord William writes a negative report of the British Navy during Trafalgar.

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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