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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 and Historical Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Skovaard forbid Astrid to do?
(a) Marry Sharpe.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Move to England.
(d) Move out of his home.

2. What does Sharpe do when Hocking brings him a young girl?
(a) Puts her on the bed and covers her head with a blanket.
(b) Tells her to leave out the back door.
(c) Has sex with her.
(d) Kills her.

3. What does Sharpe buy from a sailor on the ship?
(a) A hunting knife.
(b) A bow and some arrows.
(c) A rifle.
(d) Two pistols and a cutlass.

4. Whose life did Sharpe save that resulted in the commission?
(a) The Earl of Notthingham.
(b) The Duke of Nottingham.
(c) Sir Arthur Wellesley.
(d) The Earl of Weston.

5. What order does Peyman give to Lavisser's aide?
(a) To burn the Danish fleet.
(b) To take a letter to Baird.
(c) To find Sharpe and give him a warning.
(d) To take a letter to Wellesley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Astrid when he overpowers a guard?

2. What does Sharpe do as he is fleeing the scene of the murder he committed?

3. How are the residents of Copenhagen towards Sharpe?

4. Why does Sharpe stay in the wagon as it starts moving?

5. What will happen if Sharpe does not solve his problem?

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