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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the enemy officer die that Sharpe is searching?
(a) Sharpe put his bayonet through the heart.
(b) He bayoneted him in the throat.
(c) He was kicked in the head by a horse.
(d) A musket ball in the heart.

2. Why does Hakeswill leave Sharpe?
(a) Sharpe tells him he is going to kill him.
(b) Sharpe denies any interest in Mary.
(c) Sharpe punches him.
(d) Sharpe gives him some money.

3. What are Sharpe's orders when he returns to his unit?
(a) Not to go see Mary.
(b) Not to tell anyone about his mission.
(c) Not to get drunk that night.
(d) Not to fight with Hakeswill.

4. How many volleys do the British fire before charging Tippoo's troops?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. What is the main reason the British win the battle against Tippoo in Chapter 1 so quickly?
(a) Tippoo's cavalry are mounted on very small horses.
(b) Tippoo's troops don't have muskets.
(c) The British out number him five to one.
(d) Tippoo doesn't use cavalry to reinforce his infantry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hakeswill thinking about Mary Bickerstaff?

2. What is chained in the courtyard where McCandless is standing?

3. Who was Mary's dead husband?

4. What does Sharpe have to prove to win his court-martial case?

5. What does Wellesley say about Sharpe?

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