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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lawford say about the rockets on the city walls?
(a) They can do little harm.
(b) They are harmless and very inaccurate.
(c) Deadly and extremely accurate.
(d) Deadly but inaccurate.

2. For what does Tippoo hope?
(a) A clear day for the attack.
(b) A parley with the British.
(c) An early monsoon rain.
(d) That Sharpe really is on his side.

3. What does Mary teach the General's children?
(a) English.
(b) How to swim.
(c) Writing.
(d) Math.

4. What is the approximately number of the British forces?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 750.

5. How many strokes did Sharpe get before the flogging was stopped?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Two hundred and one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sergeant Green tell Sharpe?

2. What does Sharpe have to prove to win his court-martial case?

3. Where does Sharpe take Lawford?

4. What does Gudin order Sharpe and Lawford to do?

5. What is the greatest effect of the rockets?

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