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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. As Sharpe joins the attacking British, what does he realize?
(a) He knows a way to stop the fighting.
(b) He is near where Astrid is staying.
(c) He is near Lavisser's family home.
(d) Captain Dunnett is a double agent.

2. Why is Chase not going on the mission?
(a) He has to be able to speak to the Danish spies.
(b) The admiral says he is too valuable to risk losing.
(c) He is the only one who knows the codes of retrieval.
(d) He has a peg leg can cannot move fast enough.

3. What surprises the British sailors on their way to the Danish fleet?
(a) The quietness of the city.
(b) The normal activities taking place at the piers.
(c) The friendliness of the Danes.
(d) The lack of sentries.

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

5. What does Sharpe tells his men to do?
(a) Go report to Wellesley.
(b) Return to the British front line.
(c) Kill anyone in Lavisser's house.
(d) Stay with Astrid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chase not want to do what is asked of him?

2. Who is Visser?

3. Why does Baird and others decide to commend Sharpe on his mission?

4. How long has it been since Sharpe has seen Wellesley?

5. What does Peyman ask Lavisser to translate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hopper give Sharpe when Sharpe first arrives on his ship, and what do Hopper and Chase say to Sharpe about Grace?

3. What does the leter to General Payman from the British say and what is Peyman's response?

4. Describe Sharpe's encounter with Captain Dunnett at Lavisser's house and Captain Murray's response.

5. What is the conversation between Lavisser and Barker about the damage to Lavisser's house?

6. Describe the interaction between Sharpe and Bang at the end of this chapter.

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

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

9. Who does Sharpe see sleeping on a chair and how does he deduce who she is?

10. Where does Sharpe go with Astrid and how does it affect him?

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