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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 does Cromwell's wine taste like?

2. Why does Sharpe think Britain should pay for his voyage back to India?

3. Who does Lady Grace say she saw go into the cuddy?

4. What does Panjit ask Sharpe to do before he is willing to talk business?

5. What does Chase say Sharpe is rather than just an ensign?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Braithwaite so bitter about life?

5. What is Sharpe's opinion of India?

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

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

8. How does the author describe Bursay?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of Cornwell's previous book and contrast it with the Sharpe's Trafalgar in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 3

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Cornwell develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

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