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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Sharpe say he is seeking?
(a) The Drummer boys.
(b) The crime head of this section of the slums.
(c) His former girlfriend.
(d) His father.

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

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

6. Who is Ole Skovaard?
(a) The sailor who gives Sharpe a ride across the harbor.
(b) The name on the paper Pumphrey gives Sharpe.
(c) The farmer who treats Sharpe's wounds.
(d) The leader of the Danish cavalry that is hunting Sharpe.

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

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

9. Who brandishes a knife at Sharpe?
(a) A dog owner.
(b) A drunken sailor.
(c) A young woman.
(d) A childhood friend.

10. What does Sharpe not mention as one of his future career choices if he leaves the army?
(a) Thievery.
(b) Swordmaster.
(c) Ostler.
(d) Gunmaster.

11. What is Captain Willsen doing at the opening to Chapter 1?
(a) Drinking in a tavern.
(b) Archery.
(c) Marching his troops.
(d) Fencing.

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

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

14. What does Baird say will ensure Sharpe of advancement?
(a) Success on a mission Baird intends to send him on.
(b) Sticking out his job in the quartermaster corps.
(c) Accepting a position back in India.
(d) Helping Wellesley again in Tunisia.

15. What is approaching the Danish shore?
(a) British ships.
(b) American ships.
(c) Russian ships.
(d) French ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sharpe go after killing Hocking?

2. Why does Sharpe throw sand into Barker's eyes?

3. What does Sharpe give the girl?

4. What do the British hope to convince the Danish Crown Prince to do?

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

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