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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 famous person dies in this section?

2. What does Sharpe tell Braithwaite he laughs like?

3. What word does Lord William use to describe Grace's father?

4. Who will take over the ship if Chase dies?

5. Who does Sharpe say is usually the winner in a military battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lady Grace's thoughts on Braithwaite's death?

2. What does Lord William think of Braithwaite's letter?

3. How does Sharpe kill Braithwaite?

4. Why does Sharpe decide to give into Armstrong's leadership?

5. What does Lord William say tell Lady Grace about Braithwaite at the end of the section?

6. How do Captain Chase and Captain Montmorrin at towards each other during the fighting?

7. What is Chase's life like back in England?

8. What does Sharpe tell Lord William about the Mahrattas?

9. How does Sharpe kill Valliard?

10. What does Braithwaite say to Sharpe in a effect to call a truce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios.

1. There is a mutiny aboard the Purcelle.

2. The Purcelle is attacked by pirates.

3. Peel takes over leadership of the Purcelle.

4. The Purcelle sailors have to swim ashore after the ship is destroyed.

5. Lord William writes a negative report of the British Navy during Trafalgar.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of Cornwell's previous book and contrast it with the Sharpe's Trafalgar in terms of the following;

1. Style.

2. Structure.

3. 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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