3. 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.

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

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

6. How does the tiger die?
(a) Lawford decapitates it.
(b) Mary shoots it.
(c) It does not die; it escapes.
(d) Sharpe shoots it.

7. About what does General Rao question Mary?
(a) Marrying Sharpe.
(b) Her knowledge of Sharpe and Lawford's real mission.
(c) Marrying Singh.
(d) Going back to England.

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

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

10. What does Mary still have in her possession?
(a) A bag of gold.
(b) A written order from General Harris to Lawford.
(c) A pardon for Sharpe from General Harris.
(d) The loaded pistol Rao gave her.

11. What are the British doing in the woods?
(a) Cutting trees for siege machines.
(b) Setting up traps.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Setting fire to the trees.

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

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

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

15. Why can't Gudin help Sharpe?
(a) Sharpe has admitted his role.
(b) It would cross the bounds of what an advisor is to do.
(c) He can help them if he wants.
(d) Sharpe is Tippoo's prisoner.