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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 asks Sharpe and Dunnett to remain calm?
(a) Pumphrey.
(b) Captain Murray.
(c) Captain Gordon.
(d) Wellesley.

2. What is the person in the chair on the lawn doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sharpening a sword.

3. Of what does Payman convince the Crown Prince?
(a) To refuse to negotiate with the British.
(b) To offer him a position in intelligence.
(c) To leave Skovaard alone.
(d) To arrest adn interrogate him.

4. What had Chase's crew made for Sharpe?
(a) A new sword.
(b) An ensign.
(c) A baby's crib.
(d) A flag.

5. What does Sharpe give Jens once they are away from the British troops?
(a) A note for Astrid.
(b) A saber off a dead soldier.
(c) A note for Skovaard.
(d) Skovaard's pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are sailors going to do on the Danish ships?

2. What does Lavisser hope the reduced number of bombs falling means?

3. What does Gordon tell Sharpe is crucial for Sharpe to do?

4. What does the Crown Prince say that Denmark will not do willingly?

5. What worries Lavisser?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpires between Astrid and Sharpe concerning their relationship?

2. How is Skovaard when Sharpe rescues him and where does Sharpe take him?

3. What does Sharpe ask of Chase and what is Chase's response?

4. Why do Gordon, Pumphrey and Baird decide to write a commendation for Sharpe?

5. Who takes a liking to Sharpe among the Danish citizens and how does Sharpe save the man's life?

6. How does Sharpe shock Wellsley when he arrives at Lavisser's family home?

7. What does Sharpe give Jems and tell him to do?

8. What does Castenschiold plan to do in response to the British presence?

9. Why does Sharpe finally leave Skovaard's home?

10. What does Pumphrey say to Sharpe about his Army career and how does Pumphrey imply that Sharpe should cooperate?

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