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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality is Mary?
(a) Half English, half Indian.
(b) Indian.
(c) French.
(d) Half French, half English.

2. Where does Sharpe find money on the officer he is searching?
(a) In his boot.
(b) An inside pocket in his jacket.
(c) In his pants' pocket.
(d) In his turban.

3. How does Sharpe feel about Mary's suggestion?
(a) He thinks it is a good idea.
(b) He is ambivalent about it.
(c) He thinks she will end up getting killed.
(d) He does not think it would work.

4. Who was Mary's dead husband?
(a) A rice farmer.
(b) An officer in the Indian army.
(c) A sergeant in the Indian army.
(d) A sergeant in the English army.

5. What is the main reason the British win the battle against Tippoo in Chapter 1 so quickly?
(a) Tippoo's troops don't have muskets.
(b) Tippoo doesn't use cavalry to reinforce his infantry.
(c) Tippoo's cavalry are mounted on very small horses.
(d) The British out number him five to one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hakeswill thinking about Mary Bickerstaff?

2. Where does McCandless wait for Appah Rao?

3. What does Hakeswill do to Sharpe's musket?

4. What does Hakeswill goad Sharpe into doing?

5. How many volleys do the British fire before charging Tippoo's troops?

(see the answer key)

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