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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Sharpe been hoping to do after encountering Hakeswill?
(a) Sneak in and free McCandless.
(b) Escape back to England.
(c) Sneak in and kill Gudin.
(d) Slip through to see Harris.

2. What does Sharpe use to get rid of the men guarding the black-powder mine?
(a) Sends a cart of rockets towards them.
(b) Herds a tiger towards them.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Shoots them all.

3. What group never lacks for volunteers?
(a) The 34th Cavalry.
(b) The Forlorn Hopes.
(c) The sappers.
(d) The Gurkhas.

4. Where do the British open fire?
(a) They have not yet opened fire as they are waiting for a parley.
(b) On the walls to either side where they plan to breach the city.
(c) At the Southern wall.
(d) At the front gates.

5. Whose name does Sharpe yell out?
(a) Lawford.
(b) Harris.
(c) Pao.
(d) Hakeswill.

6. Who takes a liking to Mary?
(a) Lakshmi.
(b) General Rao.
(c) Gudin.
(d) Lawford.

7. What does Lawford admire about Sharpe?
(a) His desire to protect Mary.
(b) His ability to relax in a stressful situation.
(c) His ability to lie.
(d) His easy way with the harshness of the world.

8. What does Sharpe observe at the west gate?
(a) Tippoo's men are packing in black powder.
(b) The British are retreating.
(c) Tippoo's men are dumping out food that is poisoned.
(d) The British are setting up siege machines.

9. Who does Rao rescue from the dungeon?
(a) McCandless.
(b) Mary.
(c) Hakeswill.
(d) Sharpe.

10. Who is roaming the halls of the dungeon?
(a) Several jettis.
(b) A tiger.
(c) No one.
(d) Hakeswill.

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

12. What do the British troops do at the end of this chapter?
(a) Write letters home.
(b) File into the network of trenches.
(c) Sit and wait in formation.
(d) Eat a hearty meal.

13. For what does Tippoo hope?
(a) A parley with the British.
(b) That Sharpe really is on his side.
(c) A clear day for the attack.
(d) An early monsoon rain.

14. Of what are the British officers certain?
(a) That Lawford is loyal.
(b) That the outer walls will be breached.
(c) That artillery will harm more civilians than soldiers.
(d) That Sharpe will probably be killed in the battle anyway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe ask Mary?

2. What are the British doing in the woods?

3. Why does Sharpe ignite the fuse of the mine?

4. What message did Sharpe want to give the British?

5. What is Gudin reluctant to do?

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