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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Baird ask about Wellesley?
(a) How he lead his men at Gwghar, India.
(b) How he died in India.
(c) Why he wrote such a glowing report of a sniveling idiot like Sharpe.
(d) Why he promoted Sharpe.

3. 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.

4. Where does Sharpe go after killing Hocking?
(a) Scotland Yard.
(b) A tavern popular with the officers.
(c) His old home.
(d) His superior officer.

5. How does Sharpe feel about going up a chimney.
(a) He feels it is undignified.
(b) Scared.
(c) There is no chimney where Sharpe is.
(d) He thinks he'd rather die than get all black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is chasing Sharpe after he kills Hocking and one of the bodyguards?

2. What do Brown and Belling explain to Sharpe about his commission?

3. What happened to Grace?

4. What ship will the men take?

5. What does Hocking say Sharpe can do while waiting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pumphrey say to Sharpe in private?

2. Describe the encounter between Sharpe and Barker.

3. How does Sharpe escape confinement and what frightens him about his escape means?

4. Describe the murder of Captain Willsen.

5. Why is Richard Sharpe angry about his commission and how did he get a commission?

6. Where does Sharpe find Astrid and what does he do?

7. Where is Sharpe on Friday night at the opening of Chapter 2, and what does he do initially?

8. Describe Sharpe and Baird's initial conversation.

9. How is Sharpe tricked and what does he do?

10. What does Sharpe tell Hocking he wants and what is Hocking's response?

(see the answer keys)

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