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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mcandless tell to escape?
(a) His sergeant, McMasters.
(b) The Indian escort.
(c) The Havildar.
(d) Appah Rao.

2. Why do McCandless and Sharpe pretend to be at odds?
(a) They do not pretend anything.
(b) So they can wrestle on the ground and pass information.
(c) To convince Gudin that they hate each other.
(d) It is no pretense as they do hate each other.

3. What do the other officers think of Lawford's idea?
(a) They are critical of it.
(b) They laugh him out of the tent.
(c) They have small reservations.
(d) They like it immediately.

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

5. What are in place to deflect cannonballs?
(a) Metal awnings.
(b) Sandbags.
(c) Defensive structures.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the officers decide that Lawford will pose as?

2. Who is watching Sharpe and Mary talk?

3. What kind of weapon does McCandless use?

4. What does Major General Baird order?

5. What does Hakeswill goad Sharpe into doing?

(see the answer key)

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