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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is watching Sharpe and Mary talk?
(a) Lieutenant Lawford.
(b) Captain Morris.
(c) Hakeswill.
(d) Sergeant Green.

2. How long did the battle just over in Chapter 1 last?
(a) All day.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Four hours.

3. What does Sharpe talk about with another soldier in Chapter 1?
(a) The hot climate.
(b) Sergeant Hakeswill.
(c) The number of dead soldiers.
(d) Returning to England.

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

5. Why does Hakeswill challenge Sharpe while they are marching?
(a) For his musket being carried on the wrong shoulder.
(b) For talking in the ranks.
(c) For marching out of step.
(d) For having blood on his bayonet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sharpe find money on the officer he is searching?

2. How does Sharpe feel about Mary's suggestion?

3. What is Sharpe contemplating at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What nationality is Mary?

5. Why is Hakeswill thinking about Mary Bickerstaff?

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