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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is Hakeswill searching among the dead and dying troops?
(a) His brother.
(b) Intelligence information.
(c) Plunder.
(d) A new sword.

2. Why is a doctor called for?
(a) To treat Sharpe's wounds.
(b) To treat the men for lice.
(c) To check the men for illness.
(d) To chekc the men for hidden weapons.

3. Why do McCandless and Sharpe pretend to be at odds?
(a) So they can wrestle on the ground and pass information.
(b) It is no pretense as they do hate each other.
(c) To convince Gudin that they hate each other.
(d) They do not pretend anything.

4. What does Hakeswill attempt to do to Sharpe about his musket?
(a) Make him lose it when the strap breaks.
(b) Make Sharpe look foolish.
(c) Get him killed when it fires inaccurately.
(d) Entrap him into a flogging offense.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Green give Sharpe to help with the flogging.

2. How many times has Sharpe seen action?

3. Who does Mcandless tell to escape?

4. What do Sharpe and Mary talk about concerning the military?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hector McCandless and Appah Rao do when they meet?

2. Why do they decide Sharpe is a good choice for the mission?

3. What does McCandless see at Seringapatam and what is his hope?

4. What is the plan for Lawford and Sharpe, and what will they do when they get into the city?

5. What does Hakeswill argue with Sharpe about and what does Sharpe say to him?

6. What does Sergeant Hakeswill do while they are marching and how does his action affect Sharpe?

7. What does Gudin determine about Sharpe and Lawford and what does he do about Sharpe's wounds?

8. What is Sharpe observing at the beginning of Chapter 1, and what is his position in the British army? What is he thinking about at the beginning of Chapter 1?

9. How does Tippoo execute two men?

10. What nationality is Mary and what do she and Sharpe talk about when he joins her after the battle? To whom was Mary married when she became a widow?

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