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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hakeswill challenge Sharpe while they are marching?
(a) For his musket being carried on the wrong shoulder.
(b) For marching out of step.
(c) For having blood on his bayonet.
(d) For talking in the ranks.

2. What does Sharpe tell McCandless?
(a) That McCandless is lucky Sharpe is a poor shot.
(b) That he is wants revenge on Gudin.
(c) That Sharpe is going to make McCandless' life miserable.
(d) That Sharpe is there on orders from Harris.

3. What is Sharpe contemplating at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Death.
(b) Desertion.
(c) How much money he can find.
(d) He's thinking about women.

4. What does Sharpe talk about with another soldier in Chapter 1?
(a) Returning to England.
(b) The number of dead soldiers.
(c) The hot climate.
(d) Sergeant Hakeswill.

5. Why does Gudin suggest showing mercy to British prisoners is a good idea?
(a) So the British will do the same to Indian prisoners.
(b) So that if Tippoo is killed he will face God easier.
(c) Because it makes Tippoo look like a good ruler.
(d) So if the British win they won't charge Tippoo with war crimes.

6. How many tigers are in the courtyard?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

7. What do the officers decide that Lawford will pose as?
(a) A racketeer.
(b) An ex-lieutenant who is now a private.
(c) A timid clerk.
(d) A wronged officer.

8. Why does Hakeswill argue with Sharpe about Mary?
(a) He wants Sharpe out of the way so he can rape her.
(b) Sharpe won't marry her.
(c) She wants to marry Hakeswill.
(d) He thinks Sharpe has romantic interests in her.

9. Who is Colonel Gudin?
(a) A captured British officer.
(b) A captured Irish officer.
(c) The officer who questions Sharpe and Lawford.
(d) A former British officer who is also a deserter.

10. About what are Sharpe and Lawson questioned?
(a) If they will give their fealty.
(b) The reason for their desertion.
(c) Why they would desert when they have the upper hand.
(d) How many British troops are assigned to each squad.

11. What is chained in the courtyard where McCandless is standing?
(a) Six large tigers.
(b) Ten Indian slaves.
(c) Four elephants.
(d) Two British officers.

12. Of what is the tripod Sharpe is tied to made?
(a) Three small tree trunks.
(b) Three cavalry lances.
(c) Three halberds.
(d) He is tied to a flogging post.

13. What kind of weapon does McCandless use?
(a) A Scottish claymore.
(b) A halberd.
(c) A musket and bayonet.
(d) A rapier.

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

15. Who did the preliminary questioning of McCandless?
(a) Appah Rao.
(b) General Pachimpu.
(c) Gudin.
(d) The Havildar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of weapon is Hakeswill carrying?

2. What happens when Sharpe pulls the trigger on the musket?

3. Who halts Sharpe's flogging before it is finished?

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

5. What does Tippoo use to execute two men?

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