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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. What does Hopper express about Grace on behalf of the crew?
(a) Their admiration of her.
(b) Their sympathy.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Their belief that Sharpe will find her waiting for him.

2. About what does Barker reassure Lavisser?
(a) That he and Lavissier will be far gone before anything happens.
(b) That the Crown Prince will be as charmed by Visser as every other man.
(c) That Peyman would believe Lavisser over a British soldier.
(d) That the intruder was probably a common thief.

3. Where is the rest of the Danish army?
(a) They have to be called up.
(b) On the Russian border.
(c) In Southern Denmark.
(d) On the northeastern border.

4. How many guineas does Visser think England sent with Lavisser?
(a) 500.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is Wellesley captivated?

2. What does Peyman ask Lavisser to translate?

3. What does the Crown Prince say that Denmark will not do willingly?

4. With what is Skovaard getting annoyed?

5. Where do Sharpe and Astrid take her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sharpe finally leave Skovaard's home?

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

3. Describe the encounter between Sharpe and Barker.

4. What does Hopper give Sharpe when Sharpe first arrives on his ship, and what do Hopper and Chase say to Sharpe about Grace?

5. Why do Gordon, Pumphrey and Baird decide to write a commendation for Sharpe?

6. What transpires between Astrid and Sharpe concerning their relationship?

7. Describe Sharpe's converstion with Madam Visser.

8. Who does Sharpe see sleeping on a chair and how does he deduce who she is?

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

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

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