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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jem Hocking?
(a) A high-ranking crime boss.
(b) The master of the workhouse.
(c) A ship captain from Germany.
(d) A ship captain from Denmark.

2. Why does Willsen teach?
(a) He likes to show young men the correct way to fight with swords.
(b) He does not teach; he is in the Army.
(c) He has been commanded to do so by his superior officer.
(d) He cannot support his family on his army pay alone.

3. What do Brown and Belling explain to Sharpe about his commission?
(a) It can be passed on to Sharpe's son if and when Sharpe has a son.
(b) It is provisional.
(c) It expires in two years.
(d) Sharpe cannot sell it.

4. What does Sharpe realize about Lavisser?
(a) Lavisser is a French agent.
(b) Lavisser intended to kill Sharpe all along.
(c) Lavisser does not know that Barker is the traitor.
(d) Lavisser is being duped by the Danes.

5. Who is Ole Skovaard?
(a) The leader of the Danish cavalry that is hunting Sharpe.
(b) The farmer who treats Sharpe's wounds.
(c) The name on the paper Pumphrey gives Sharpe.
(d) The sailor who gives Sharpe a ride across the harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe ask his childhood friend?

2. What does Baird say will ensure Sharpe of advancement?

3. Who does Sharpe say he is seeking?

4. Who is chasing Sharpe after he kills Hocking and one of the bodyguards?

5. What do Willsen and Lavisser have in common?

(see the answer key)

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