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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 does Fairley say Peculiar has in his trousers?

2. Where did Nelson take over the French boat Pucelle?

3. Why does her Ladyship say she hates India?

4. Who does Cromwell say the French don't make war on?

5. What kind of fruit would Chase like to grow in England?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe kill Barsey?

2. How did Sharpe pay for his voyage back to England?

3. Why is Lady Grace so furious with Lord William in this section?

4. Why does Lady Grace begin to worry Sharpe in chapter six?

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

6. What does Sharpe think Cromwell and Pohlmann have been planning?

7. Why does Lady Grace say she is so unhappy?

8. What is life like for Sharpe on the ship?

9. What is Sharpe's opinion of India?

10. Who is Anthony Pohlman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Sharpe have such appreciation for India? What does his thoughts say about his mindset at the beginning of the novel? What do the students think Sharpe would think about India if he went back?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

What will happen to the characters in the future? What happens in the book that suggests the characters lives will map out like this?

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