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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Braitewaite's father's job?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A parson.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

2. What does Sharpe ask Simmons to fetch?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Cannon balls.
(c) Gun powder.
(d) Muskets.

3. What word in his letter did Braithwaite underline?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Murder.
(d) Adultery,

4. What does Lord William ask Lady Grace to read?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Sharpe's letter.
(c) Brathwaite's letter.
(d) His report.

5. What does Sharpe tell Braithwaite he laughs like?
(a) A sociopath.
(b) A bloody rug.
(c) A dying rat.
(d) A lowlife.

6. Who does Sharpe say had a bad habit of choosing the wrong side?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Valliard.
(c) Pohlmann.
(d) Lord William.

7. Which member of the crew has broken his leg?
(a) Captain Llewellyn.
(b) Captain Chase.
(c) Sergeant Armstrong.
(d) Lieutenant Swallow.

8. How does Sharpe kill Valliard?
(a) He chops off his head.
(b) He throws him into the sea.
(c) He shoots him.
(d) He stabs him.

9. What member of the navy does Lord William accuse of adultery?
(a) Admiral Nelson.
(b) Captain Cromwell.
(c) Captain Chase.
(d) Richard Sharpe.

10. Why does Sharpe say Nelson impresses him?
(a) He is kind.
(b) He has good humor.
(c) He is a real military man.
(d) He is a natural leader.

11. What does Lord William hope his position will be in five years time?
(a) Foreign Secretary.
(b) Prime Minister.
(c) Field Marshall.
(d) Home Secretary.

12. Who saves Sharpe's life in this section?
(a) Cromwell.
(b) Peel.
(c) Chase.
(d) Clouter.

13. Who is Lord William writing his report for?
(a) The American government.
(b) The British government.
(c) His father.
(d) The East Indian Company.

14. What is the name of the ship that saves Sharpe and the others?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Napolean.
(c) Pucelle.
(d) Chapeau Rouge.

15. Why does the author say the British fire faster than the French?
(a) They own smaller guns.
(b) They own better equipment.
(c) They have their own loading men.
(d) They are better trained.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lord William prefer to do after supper rather than play chess?

2. What is Armstrong's rank?

3. What is the name of Admiral Nelson's ship?

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

5. Whose death does Lady Grace say she dreams of?

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