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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 is Nana Rao using to count the rupees?

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

3. What does Nana Rao have protecting his warehouse?

4. What does pucelle mean in French?

5. What does Chase say mostly contributes to Grace de Lavarre Gould's fortune?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sharpe kill Barsey?

3. What does Sharpe tell Chase about Pohlmann?

4. Who is Anthony Pohlman?

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

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

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

8. What does Lady Grace tell Sharpe when she sneaks away from Lord William?

9. What is Sharpe's opinion of England?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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