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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. Why does Cromwell say his parents sent him to the sea?

2. What does Dalton say would make for sad business?

3. What German city does Pohlmann say he lives in?

4. What does Dalton say is the only thing that matters to Americans?

5. How do most of the passenger pass the time on the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Sharpe kill Barsey?

7. Who is Anthony Pohlman?

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

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

10. Why is Braithwaite so bitter about life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Ask the students to examine 19th century views on race and gender. How does the author counter these views with modern ideas about the same subjects? What effect does this have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine violence in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view violence?

2. Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that the author portrays?

3. How did the public react to the book's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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