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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Green give Sharpe to help with the flogging.
(a) Some laudanum.
(b) A lot of rum.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) A leather strap to bite upon.

4. Where does Rao and McCandless determine is a place where the British should not attack Tippoo's city?
(a) At the tower on the north.
(b) At the western wall.
(c) By the eastern gate.
(d) Through the main gates.

5. How many strokes did Sharpe get before the flogging was stopped?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Two hundred and one.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what is Sharpe sentenced at his court-martial?

2. Why does Hakeswill leave Sharpe?

3. What does Hakeswill goad Sharpe into doing?

4. Who carries out Sharpe's flogging?

5. Why does Gudin suggest showing mercy to British prisoners is a good idea?

(see the answer key)

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