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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens on Friday night in the slums where Sharpe is?
(a) The King's men round up several criminals to make it look like they are cleaning up the area.
(b) The street cleaners go through the area very quickly but not thoroughly.
(c) Tenants bring their rent to Hocking.
(d) Most men get drunk.

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

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

4. What does Sharpe do with the soldier's horse after killing the soldier?
(a) Takes it upstream several miles and lets it loose.
(b) Rides it into Copenhagen.
(c) Kills it.
(d) Rides around in an erratic circling route.

5. Who does Skovaard say the woman is who is with Lavisser?
(a) The Crown Prince's nanny.
(b) Someone from the French embassy.
(c) Lavisser's sister.
(d) Lavisser's wife.

6. What does Barker say when Sharpe asks him for the key to the chest?
(a) He throws it out into the ocean.
(b) He says he does not have it.
(c) He opens the chest.
(d) He refuses to give it to Sharpe.

7. What happens to Willsen?
(a) He is beaten in cricket.
(b) He is knocked unconscious.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He is attacked from behind.

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

9. 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 Danish.
(c) The man is speaking Spanish.
(d) The man is speaking Russian.

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

11. Who is Barker?
(a) Lavisser's brother.
(b) The man who tries to kill Lavisser.
(c) Willsen's best friend.
(d) The man who slashes Willsen's throat.

12. What does Sharpe doubt?
(a) That anyone cares that Hocking is dead.
(b) That someone will take over Hocking's business.
(c) That Hocking had very much money.
(d) That anyone will suspect him of the murder of Hocking.

13. What do the Danish soldiers in a castle prepare?
(a) Explosive bombs.
(b) Heat shot.
(c) Hot oil.
(d) A receiving pavilion.

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

15. Who is one of the men who appears to be sneaking into Skovaard's home?
(a) Henrikssen.
(b) Lavisser.
(c) Bang.
(d) Barker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lavisser and a woman do as Sharpe comes into the room where they are torturing Skovaard?

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

3. How does Sharpe throw off Hocking's bodyguards in the hallway?

4. How does Sharpe get the chimney soot off him?

5. What does Sharpe tell Hocking before Sharpe kills the man?

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