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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hakeswill goad Sharpe into doing?
(a) Deserting.
(b) Marrying Mary.
(c) Hitting Captain Morris.
(d) Hitting Hakeswill.

2. What does Hakeswill do to Sharpe's musket?
(a) Scratch the inside of the barrel to throw off the aim.
(b) Cut the strap almost all the way through.
(c) Replace the flint with an ordinary stone.
(d) Bend the trigger.

3. How many are in the British firing line they array against Tippoo's troops in Chapter 1?
(a) A thousand.
(b) Seven hundred.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) Four hundred.

4. What do McCandless and his Indian escort run into on his way back to the British army?
(a) Some Tippoo infantry.
(b) A rampaging elephant.
(c) A force of Tippoo's cavalry.
(d) The Frenchman, Gudin.

5. Who would Sharpe ask permission to marry Mary if he wanted to do that?
(a) Captain Morris.
(b) Colonel Wellesley.
(c) Sergeant Hakeswill.
(d) Lieutenant Lawford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gudin suggest about McCandless to Tippoo?

2. Why does Hakeswill argue with Sharpe about Mary?

3. What type of weapon is Hakeswill carrying?

4. How long did the battle just over in Chapter 1 last?

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

(see the answer key)

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