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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. Who did Lord Nelson refuse to leave behind?

2. Which of the following does Sharpe say one needs for close fighting?

3. Why does Sharpe say the Maharattas don't take well to discipline?

4. Why does Chase hate having women aboard his ship?

5. What does Lady Grace say politicians do instead of fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the sailors cope with having to wait to go into battle?

2. What will be Coliier's involvement in the fighting?

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

4. What are Lord Nelson's views on modesty?

5. What does Lord William tell Grace he thinks of her and women in general?

6. What does Braitwaite say in his letter to Lord William?

7. What are Lord William's thoughts on Braithwaite's death?

8. How do the army use muskets?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1800s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

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

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