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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mcandless tell to escape?
(a) The Havildar.
(b) Appah Rao.
(c) His sergeant, McMasters.
(d) The Indian escort.

2. What does Sharpe discover in the dungeon?
(a) An old tiger.
(b) A pile of rockets.
(c) A few barrels of powder.
(d) Several insane British prisoners.

3. What does Lawford admire about Sharpe?
(a) His desire to protect Mary.
(b) His easy way with the harshness of the world.
(c) His ability to relax in a stressful situation.
(d) His ability to lie.

4. What do McCandless and his Indian escort run into on his way back to the British army?
(a) A rampaging elephant.
(b) A force of Tippoo's cavalry.
(c) Some Tippoo infantry.
(d) The Frenchman, Gudin.

5. What do the British troops do at the end of this chapter?
(a) Write letters home.
(b) Eat a hearty meal.
(c) Sit and wait in formation.
(d) File into the network of trenches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the approximately number of the British forces?

2. How many strokes did Sharpe get before the flogging was stopped?

3. What does Gudin suggest about McCandless to Tippoo?

4. Why does McCandless shoot his horse?

5. Who takes a liking to Mary?

(see the answer key)

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