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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who halts Sharpe's flogging before it is finished?
(a) Sergeant Green.
(b) Colonel Wellesley.
(c) Captain Morris.
(d) General Harris.

2. What is Tippoo watching?
(a) The British prepare for an attack.
(b) One of his jettis wrestle with a tiger.
(c) The torture of a British soldier by a jetti.
(d) His tigers kill a British soldier.

3. Who is near Sharpe's discovery in the dungeon?
(a) Mary.
(b) Lawford.
(c) Hakeswill.
(d) McCandless.

4. What is Hakeswell's scheme?
(a) To sell Mary into prostitution.
(b) To sell Sharpe to the Muslim slave traders.
(c) To discredit Sharpe as a traitor and see him hung.
(d) They do not know his scheme.

5. Where will all the British cannons be concentrated once the enemy's cannons are taken out where the British plan to enter the city?
(a) They will probably not fire anymore since they have limited ammunition.
(b) They have not decided yet.
(c) In the front as a diversion.
(d) Where they need to open up a wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many troops does Tippoo have?

2. Who does Mcandless tell to escape?

3. How many strokes did Sharpe get before the flogging was stopped?

4. Why does Gudin suggest showing mercy to British prisoners is a good idea?

5. What is chained in the courtyard where McCandless is standing?

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