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

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

3. With what is Wellesley captivated?
(a) The mare in the stables.
(b) The sight of the gold.
(c) The stallion in the stables.
(d) Madame Visser's beauty.

4. As Sharpe joins the attacking British, what does he realize?
(a) He is near where Astrid is staying.
(b) He knows a way to stop the fighting.
(c) He is near Lavisser's family home.
(d) Captain Dunnett is a double agent.

5. What does Lavisser hope the reduced number of bombs falling means?
(a) The British are running out of ammo.
(b) That the British have decided upon a less destrutive means of persuasion.
(c) The Crown Prince has conceded to the British demands.
(d) That the British have given up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what condition would Astrid be in danger?

2. With what do Bang and Skovaard become increasingly annoyed?

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

4. Who rings a bell and summons a servant?

5. Who has been tortured?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do General Payman, Lavisser adn the Danish Crown Prince discuss?

2. What does Pumphrey say to Sharpe about his Army career and how does Pumphrey imply that Sharpe should cooperate?

3. What is said about General Castenschiold's Danish militia?

4. Describe Sharpe's converstion with Madam Visser.

5. Describe Sharpe's encounter with Captain Dunnett at Lavisser's house and Captain Murray's response.

6. How does Sharpe prove Visser's involvement with the French?

7. Describe the interaction between Sharpe and Bang at the end of this chapter.

8. What does Sharpe ask of Chase and what is Chase's response?

9. Who takes a liking to Sharpe among the Danish citizens and how does Sharpe save the man's life?

10. What does Lavisser say about Skovaard and who defends the man?

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