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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hakeswill leave Sharpe?
(a) Sharpe punches him.
(b) Sharpe denies any interest in Mary.
(c) Sharpe tells him he is going to kill him.
(d) Sharpe gives him some money.

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

3. What is chained in the courtyard where McCandless is standing?
(a) Two British officers.
(b) Four elephants.
(c) Ten Indian slaves.
(d) Six large tigers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rao and McCandless determine is a place where the British should not attack Tippoo's city?

2. For what is Hakeswill searching among the dead and dying troops?

3. How did the enemy officer die that Sharpe is searching?

4. What does Sharpe talk about with another soldier in Chapter 1?

5. What kind of weapon does McCandless use?

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