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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Hocking before Sharpe kills the man?
(a) His mission in the slums.
(b) His mother's name.
(c) His real name.
(d) Nothing.

2. Where does Lavisser invite Willsen?
(a) To the opera.
(b) To the docks to see his new cutter.
(c) To a play.
(d) To dinner.

3. What does Sharpe find for weapons?
(a) A samurai sword.
(b) A butcher knife in the kitchen.
(c) His folding knife and two of Skovaard's pistols.
(d) Nothing.

4. How are the residents of Copenhagen towards Sharpe?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Aloof.

5. What happens when Sharpe and Bang pass through the city gates?
(a) The guards search Bang carefully but not Sharpe.
(b) They are detained for several hours.
(c) The guards search Sharpe carefully but not Bang.
(d) Nothing.

6. Where does Lavisser enter the carriage in which Sharpe and Baird are riding?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Kingsley Road.
(c) The Tower of London.
(d) Trafalgar Square.

7. What does Skovaard read to Sharpe?
(a) An announcement that Lavisser has been arrested.
(b) A letter from the Crown Prince to Lavisser.
(c) A newspaper article about Lavisser.
(d) A letter from a French agent that is addressed to Lavisser.

8. What does Sharpe tell Astrid when he overpowers a guard?
(a) Nothing.
(b) To climb out the window and get away.
(c) Her father betrayed Sharpe.
(d) Not to watch as he kills the man.

9. What does Sharpe do as he is riding in the hay wagon?
(a) Plotting revenge against Lavisser.
(b) Making plans to retrieve the gold.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Plotting revenge against Pumphrey.

10. What does Captain Dunnett say is the penalty for stealing from the Danes?
(a) Death.
(b) Twenty lashes.
(c) Reduction in rank and 20 years hard labour.
(d) Life in prison.

11. Where does Sharpe find his pack and coat?
(a) In Skovaard's study.
(b) He doesn't find them.
(c) In Lavisser's guest room.
(d) In the cellar.

12. What happened to Grace?
(a) She dies in childbirth.
(b) She left Sharpe for another man.
(c) She is killed by one of Sharpe's longtime enemies.
(d) She is living with Sharpe's mother.

13. Who is initially shocked when Bang and Sharpe arrive at their destination?
(a) Bang.
(b) Astrid.
(c) Sharpe.
(d) Skovaard.

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

15. What is Willsen's main concern about where he and Lavisser are going?
(a) Understanding the culture of the Danes.
(b) Keeping Lavisser safe.
(c) Understanding the culture of the Russians.
(d) Being a goodwill ambassador.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the ships do as they approach the fort?

2. What does Lavisser say that surprises Sharpe?

3. What is Sharpe's present assignment in the Army?

4. What is Captain Willsen doing at the opening to Chapter 1?

5. Who is Ole Skovaard?

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