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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baird and others decide to commend Sharpe on his mission?
(a) They actually decide to write a letter of repirmand.
(b) To make Lavisser show himself.
(c) To make Baird look good.
(d) To convince Sharpe to stay in the Army.

2. How much will Visser's silence cost Sharpe?
(a) 1,500 guineas.
(b) 15,000 guineas.
(c) 5,000 guineas.
(d) Nothing.

3. What is sitting next to the chair in the lawn?
(a) Astrid's cat.
(b) A large dog.
(c) Crutches.
(d) The chest of gold.

4. What are Castenschiold's initial plans concerning the British?
(a) To surprise them before they expect resistence.
(b) To assassinate their leaders and they may go home.
(c) He has not plans as of yet.
(d) To negotiate a compromise.

5. What had Chase's crew made for Sharpe?
(a) A flag.
(b) A new sword.
(c) A baby's crib.
(d) An ensign.

6. Why is Chase not going on the mission?
(a) He is the only one who knows the codes of retrieval.
(b) He has a peg leg can cannot move fast enough.
(c) The admiral says he is too valuable to risk losing.
(d) He has to be able to speak to the Danish spies.

7. Who does Sharpe speak to at Skovaard's warehouse?
(a) An English naval officer.
(b) Lavisser.
(c) Bang.
(d) Barker.

8. What does Sharpe tell Jens to do with what he gave him?
(a) Take it to Skovaard.
(b) To keep it for protection.
(c) Take it to Lavisser.
(d) Take it to the Crown Prince.

9. What does Visser believe about Sharpe?
(a) That he will not kill her.
(b) That he intends to keep the gold..
(c) That he will return the gold to the British.
(d) That he will let her go.

10. What did the Crew do with the thing they made for Sharpe?
(a) The dropped it overboard.
(b) Presented it to Sharpe while he is there.
(c) Hung it from their ratlines.
(d) Burned it.

11. What does Astrid say about Sharpe to others?
(a) He is a visiting American.
(b) He is a distant relative who lives in South America.
(c) He is a second cousin who lives in the West Indies.
(d) He is a distant relative who lives in Italy.

12. What are sailors going to do on the Danish ships?
(a) Burn them.
(b) Cut their moorings loose.
(c) Disarm the incendiary devices.
(d) Hide a spy.

13. What has the initials MLV on it?
(a) A case.
(b) A locket.
(c) A door knocker.
(d) A sword shealth.

14. Who is in charge of the British troops according to a discussion between General Castenschiold and an aide?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Baird.
(c) Sharpe.
(d) Wellesley.

15. Where does Sharpe accompany Astrid?
(a) To an orphanage.
(b) To her aunt's home.
(c) To her grandmother's home.
(d) To market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peyman ask Lavisser to translate?

2. What does Chase not want to do?

3. What happens to Jens on the way to do what Sharpe asked of him?

4. What does Wellesley order Sharpe to take to General Cathcart?

5. What does Gordon tell Sharpe is crucial for Sharpe to do?

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