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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lavisser tell Sharpe and Barker to do once that have made landfall?
(a) Hide in the dunes.
(b) Guard the chest.
(c) Wait for him.
(d) Get some rest.

2. What happens when Sharpe and Bang pass through the city gates?
(a) They are detained for several hours.
(b) The guards search Sharpe carefully but not Bang.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The guards search Bang carefully but not Sharpe.

3. Who is chasing Sharpe after he kills Hocking and one of the bodyguards?
(a) One bodyguard.
(b) A number of men.
(c) The town guard.
(d) No one.

4. What does Gordon tell Sharpe is crucial for Sharpe to do?
(a) Get the gold back.
(b) No speak of recent events to others.
(c) Find Lavisser and bring him back to the British.
(d) Kill Barker.

5. What does Baird do when Sharpe starts to cry?
(a) Gives him a whiskey.
(b) Tells him to stop.
(c) Slaps him.
(d) Pats him on the shoulder to console him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sharpe throw sand into Barker's eyes?

2. What does Visser believe about Sharpe?

3. What troops are mostly civilians called up into the local militia?

4. What does Sharpe tell Hocking before Sharpe kills the man?

5. What does Sharpe have to do before dressing?

(see the answer key)

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