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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 Sharpe like India?

2. Who does Lord William say was a dunce at school?

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

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

5. What is served to the richer passengers for breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Braithwaite so bitter about life?

2. How does Sharpe kill Barsey?

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

4. How does the author describe Bursay?

5. How does Sharpe help prepare for battle with the Revenant?

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

7. How does Sharpe help out Lord and Lady Hale in this section?

8. What is Sharpe's opinion of England?

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

10. What do the other people aboard the ship think of Sharpe's affair with Lady Grace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What qualities make a good soldier? Which characters in the book make good soldiers and why?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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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