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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 Sharpe say he was learning while Braithwaite was at Oxford?

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

3. What has Dalton donated for dinner?

4. What does Bursay use to strike Sharpe across the head?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sharpe save Captain Chase and his men?

3. What is Sharpe's opinion of India?

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

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

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

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

8. What are Lord William's views on officers?

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

10. How did Sharpe pay for his voyage back to England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Sharpe seems to have more advance view on race and gender? Is this an accurate representation of a soldier in the 19th century? What would make Sharpe's character more realistic?

Essay Topic 3

Why do Sharpe and Chase get on together so well? Why is Chase one of the few officers Sharpe can bridge the gap in class? How much does their friendship contribute to their final victory?

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