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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of weapon is Hakeswill carrying?
(a) A sword.
(b) A knife and a pistol.
(c) A musket and bayonet.
(d) A halberd.

3. What do Sharpe and Mary talk about concerning the military?
(a) When his enlistment term is over.
(b) Him becoming a sergeant.
(c) Whether he will take her back to England with the army.
(d) Where is unit is heading next.

4. Why is the Frenchman Gudin with Tippoo?
(a) He believes in India independence.
(b) He is an advisor from the French.
(c) He is Tippoo's brother-in-law.
(d) He has been taken captive.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Mary's dead husband?

3. Why is the city to where the British are moving important?

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

5. Who would Sharpe ask permission to marry Mary if he wanted to do that?

(see the answer key)

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