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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who halts Sharpe's flogging before it is finished?
(a) Colonel Wellesley.
(b) General Harris.
(c) Sergeant Green.
(d) Captain Morris.

2. Why is Hakeswill thinking about Mary Bickerstaff?
(a) She has offered him money to take her home.
(b) She bandaged a wound of his.
(c) He wants Sharpe to marry her.
(d) He is interested in her.

3. How many volleys do the British fire before charging Tippoo's troops?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

5. What does Mary suggest Sharpe do?
(a) Get her pregnant so the army will let him marry her.
(b) Desert the army and run away with her.
(c) Formally request to marry her.
(d) Take her into his tent to live.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe ask Wellesley about his status if he returns from the mission?

2. What are the officers discussing in General Harris's tent as Chapter 4 opens?

3. To what unit is Sharpe assigned?

4. What do McCandless and his Indian escort run into on his way back to the British army?

5. Why is the Frenchman Gudin with Tippoo?

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