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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe ask his childhood friend?
(a) If Sharpe's mother is still alive.
(b) If the man's sister is still around.
(c) If Sharpe's brother still lives around there.
(d) If he minds that there will be trouble later.

2. Why does Willsen know the name of the young Captain who speaks to him, though they haven't met?
(a) The man is speaking Italian.
(b) The man is speaking Spanish.
(c) The man is speaking Russian.
(d) The man is speaking Danish.

3. What does Sharpe do after throwing the sand?
(a) Flags the ship.
(b) Opens the chest and retrieves his weapons.
(c) Runs to the dunes.
(d) Kills the snake.

4. How does Sharpe throw off Hocking's bodyguards in the hallway?
(a) By throwing a lit piece of dynamite in the hall.
(b) By yelling and pretending to be Hocking.
(c) By releasing a badger in the hall.
(d) By shooting the lights out.

5. Why is Willsen surprised to encounter Lavisser?
(a) Willsen is not expecting to see him for several more days.
(b) The club is for English officers only.
(c) The club is for noble born officers only.
(d) Willsen thought Lavisser was still in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Grace?

2. Where does Sharpe go after killing Hocking?

3. When does Baird want Sharpe to do what he has asked?

4. What is Willsen's main concern about where he and Lavisser are going?

5. What nationality does Sharpe claim to be?

(see the answer key)

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