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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does McCandless shoot his horse?
(a) So Tippoo couldn't add it to his cavalry.
(b) The horse stepped in a hole and broke its leg.
(c) To use as a shield.
(d) It was fatally wounded.

2. What kind of weapon does McCandless use?
(a) A musket and bayonet.
(b) A halberd.
(c) A rapier.
(d) A Scottish claymore.

3. What connection does Rao have with Tippoo?
(a) He is the general with overall command of Tippoo's army.
(b) He has no connection with Tippoo.
(c) He is a commander in his army.
(d) He is Tippoo's advisor.

4. What do the deserters notice about where they are taken?
(a) It is almost deserted of soldiers.
(b) It is quite noisy.
(c) It is highly fortified.
(d) There are lots of civilians.

5. Whose name does Sharpe yell out?
(a) Hakeswill.
(b) Pao.
(c) Lawford.
(d) Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the deserters locked?

2. What are in place to deflect cannonballs?

3. What are the British doing in the woods?

4. Why does Tippoo give Sharpe something?

5. What is chained in the courtyard where McCandless is standing?

(see the answer key)

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