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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lawford say about the rockets on the city walls?
(a) Deadly and extremely accurate.
(b) Deadly but inaccurate.
(c) They can do little harm.
(d) They are harmless and very inaccurate.

2. Where does Sharpe find money on the officer he is searching?
(a) In his pants' pocket.
(b) An inside pocket in his jacket.
(c) In his turban.
(d) In his boot.

3. How many rockets does Sharpe think the French have?
(a) Just a few dozen.
(b) Ten or fifteen.
(c) Thousands.
(d) A few hundred.

4. What does Tippoo use to execute two men?
(a) Four horses.
(b) His Jettis.
(c) His tigers.
(d) His sword.

5. Who wants to marry Mary?
(a) Lawford.
(b) Kunwar Singh.
(c) Sharpe.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who carries out Sharpe's flogging?

2. What does the British army dig?

3. What is a mill fort?

4. What are Sharpe's orders when he returns to his unit?

5. Who is watching Sharpe and Mary talk?

(see the answer key)

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