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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hakeswell's scheme?
(a) They do not know his scheme.
(b) To sell Sharpe to the Muslim slave traders.
(c) To discredit Sharpe as a traitor and see him hung.
(d) To sell Mary into prostitution.

2. About how many troops does Tippoo have?
(a) 4, 000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 500.

3. Who orders Sharpe to ride out towards the British?
(a) Gudin.
(b) Hakewill.
(c) Rao.
(d) Lawford.

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

5. What does Tippoo do for his troops?
(a) Lets them sneak out in pairs to rob the British.
(b) Gives them time with their families.
(c) Gives them a monetary bonus.
(d) Gives them live entertainment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sharpe asked to do to prove his sincerity?

2. What do the deserters notice about where they are taken?

3. What does the British army dig?

4. What is the greatest effect of the rockets?

5. What are the British doing in the woods?

(see the answer key)

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