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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lord William think Lady Grace is pregnant?
(a) She looks satisfied.
(b) She vomits most mornings.
(c) She is getting bigger each day.
(d) She always looks tired.

2. What kind of gun does Armstrong use?
(a) A smasher gun.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A volley gun.

3. What do sailors like to grease ladders with as a practical joke?
(a) Oil.
(b) Lard.
(c) Butter.
(d) Soap.

4. What does Sharpe say Lord William's nose looks like?
(a) A hawk's beak.
(b) A brass button.
(c) A pelican's beak.
(d) A ski slope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of man does Clouter say has no chance of killing him?

2. What does Lord William read while the fighting takes place above him?

3. Why does Sharpe say Nelson impresses him?

4. What famous person do Sharpe and Chase have dinner with in this section?

5. Who calls the Baron a Buffoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chase get the boat to go faster when the wind drops?

2. Why does Sharpe think he is so good at close fighting?

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

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

5. Retell the story Chase tells Sharpe and Nelson and Tom Hardy.

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

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

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

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

10. Summarize the novel.

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