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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whom is a volley of musket fire directed?
(a) Hakeswill.
(b) Sharpe.
(c) Harris.
(d) The squad of British soldiers.

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

3. 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.

4. What is Tippoo watching?
(a) The torture of a British soldier by a jetti.
(b) The British prepare for an attack.
(c) His tigers kill a British soldier.
(d) One of his jettis wrestle with a tiger.

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

6. What does Sharpe ask Mary?
(a) If she has a gun.
(b) What is happening outside.
(c) If Singh can be trusted.
(d) If General Rao's intentions are honorable.

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

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

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

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

11. What does McCandless decide to teach Sharpe?
(a) To play stones.
(b) To read and write.
(c) To play chess.
(d) To fence.

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

13. What do Rao's men find at the dungeon?
(a) It is unguarded but locked.
(b) A shell has fell on it.
(c) It is partially flooded.
(d) It is empty.

14. Who fights the jettis?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) No one.
(c) Hakeswill.
(d) General Rao's men.

15. Who demands to accompany Rao's men?
(a) Singh.
(b) McCandless.
(c) Sharpe.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe discover in the dungeon?

2. What does Tippoo have his jettis do?

3. What does Mary teach the General's children?

4. What does Tippoo do for the brave soldiers on his side?

5. Where do the British open fire?

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