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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What ship will the men take?
(a) The HMS Surprise.
(b) The Cleopatra.
(c) The Essex.
(d) The HMS Sprite.

3. What will happen if Sharpe does not solve his problem?
(a) He will be thrown in the royal dungeons.
(b) Lavisser will kill him.
(c) He will be upset that Astrid does not trust him.
(d) He will be sent back to England without accomplishing his mission.

4. What do Willsen and Lavisser have in common?
(a) They are both part Russian.
(b) They are both from the nobility.
(c) They are both part Dane.
(d) They are both third sons.

5. What does Sharpe do as he is fleeing the scene of the murder he committed?
(a) Throws lit pieces of firewood at the wood buildings.
(b) Yells for the town guard.
(c) Shoots into the air.
(d) Checks to see that he is not being followed.

6. What does Sharpe discover when he comes out of hiding?
(a) Lavisser is waiting for Sharpe.
(b) The cavalry left one man behind.
(c) There is a draft horse tied to a tree near the water.
(d) Lavisser is badly wounded on the beach.

7. What is Sharpe having trouble doing?
(a) Finding a way out of where he is confined.
(b) Convincing Astrid that Lavisser is a traitor.
(c) Convincing Skovaard of his good will.
(d) Convincing the Crown Prince that Lavisser is working for the French.

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

9. What does Sharpe hear coming from the house?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) Some people yelling at each other.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A scream.

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

11. What do the British hope to convince the Danish Crown Prince to do?
(a) Send the Danish fleet to Britain.
(b) Stay neutral.
(c) Become privateers for the British.
(d) Recruit Danes for the British forces.

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

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

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

15. Where does Sharpre meet Aksel Bang?
(a) Lavisser's house.
(b) Skovaard's warehouse.
(c) A pub.
(d) Skovaard's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lavisser enter the carriage in which Sharpe and Baird are riding?

2. What has Baird heard about Sharpe?

3. Where are Willsen and Lavisser going together in several days?

4. What does Baird do when Sharpe starts to cry?

5. What does Sharpe's former friend say about Hocking?

(see the answer keys)

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