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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 kind of societies does Pohlmann say he likes?

2. What does Braithwaite tell Sharpe he can purchase from him?

3. What kind of knife does Sharpe usually eat with?

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

5. What does the steward say would drown on deck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Lady Grace begin to worry Sharpe in chapter six?

5. What excuse do the French offer for Bursay's actions?

6. How does Sharpe kill Barsey?

7. How does the author describe Bursay?

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

9. What does Sharpe tell Chase about Pohlmann?

10. Why is Braithwaite so bitter about life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Sharpe have such appreciation for India? What does his thoughts say about his mindset at the beginning of the novel? What do the students think Sharpe would think about India if he went back?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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