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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Sharpe's assessment of the British situation?
(a) Uncertain.
(b) Great.
(c) Bad.
(d) About usual for what they are trying to do.

3. Where does Sharpe take Lawford?
(a) No where.
(b) To a tavern.
(c) To the infirmary.
(d) To the armory.

4. Where does the British army establish camp?
(a) North west of the city.
(b) South of the city.
(c) On the west of the city.
(d) East of the city so the sun will be in the French's eyes.

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

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

7. Who is taken prisoner by Tippoo's forces?
(a) Harris.
(b) Hakeswill.
(c) No one.
(d) Littleton.

8. Who do Sharpe and Lawford join?
(a) Just Hakeswill.
(b) Just McCandless.
(c) McCandless and Hakeswill.
(d) No one.

9. Who does Sharpe visit at Roa's house?
(a) Lawford.
(b) Mary.
(c) No one.
(d) Kunwar Singh.

10. What happens when Sharpe encounters Hakeswill?
(a) They exchange information.
(b) Sharpe gives Hakes will a rocket so the British can see what they're up against.
(c) Sharpe asks Hakeswill where Harris is.
(d) They begin to fight.

11. Where does Sharpe go after hearing someone respond to his yelling?
(a) Into the woods.
(b) Back to the city.
(c) Up river.
(d) Towards the command tents of the British.

12. What is Sharpe ordered to do after reaching the British?
(a) Issue confusing commands.
(b) Try to capture the General.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Try to capture Harris.

13. With whom does Sharpe share a cell?
(a) Hakeswell.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lawford and McCandless.
(d) No one.

14. What does Hakeswill claim to have seen in the city?
(a) A dead jetti.
(b) A French deserter.
(c) A French spy.
(d) A British officer.

15. Who do three jettis confront?
(a) The escaping prisoners.
(b) The Forlorn Hopes.
(c) Hakeswell back in his cell.
(d) No one; they are buried under the debris of the dungeon's collapse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes a liking to Mary?

2. What does Sharpe ask Mary?

3. Who demands to accompany Rao's men?

4. What do Rao's men find at the dungeon?

5. What is Tippoo watching?

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