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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Forlorn Hopes?
(a) The gurkhas who are fighting with the British.
(b) The prisoners of Tippoo.
(c) The first wave of soldiers to enter a breach.
(d) The cavalry who will not be useful in this fight.

2. What do Sharpe and Mary talk about concerning the military?
(a) Him becoming a sergeant.
(b) Whether he will take her back to England with the army.
(c) Where is unit is heading next.
(d) When his enlistment term is over.

3. How long after Sharpe and Langford join the French do the British arrive?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

4. What does Tippoo decide to do with Sharpe and Lawford?
(a) Hang them.
(b) Put them in the dungeon.
(c) Forgive them.
(d) Give them to his tigers.

5. What do the deserters notice about where they are taken?
(a) It is quite noisy.
(b) There are lots of civilians.
(c) It is highly fortified.
(d) It is almost deserted of soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sharpe find money on the officer he is searching?

2. How many strokes did Sharpe get before the flogging was stopped?

3. What does Harris think of Sharpe going with Lawford?

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

5. Who do Sharpe and Lawford join?

(see the answer key)

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