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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Sharpe pulls the trigger on the musket?
(a) It fails to fire.
(b) It wounds Tippoo.
(c) It wounds McCandless.
(d) It wounds Lawford.

2. To where is the British army moving?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Katmanpu.
(c) Langstrom.
(d) Seringapatam.

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

4. What does Hakeswill attempt to do to Sharpe about his musket?
(a) Entrap him into a flogging offense.
(b) Make Sharpe look foolish.
(c) Make him lose it when the strap breaks.
(d) Get him killed when it fires inaccurately.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hakeswill thinking about Mary Bickerstaff?

2. What do McCandless and his Indian escort run into on his way back to the British army?

3. How many tigers are in the courtyard?

4. What has Tippoo ordered to be placed between the inner and outer city walls?

5. Who argues that Sharpe is the best person for the job?

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