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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe have to prove to win his court-martial case?
(a) That a captain and an ensign are lying.
(b) That Hakeswill hit him first.
(c) That Hakeswill shot at him.
(d) That Hakeswill was committing a capitol crime.

2. What does Hakeswill attempt to do to Sharpe about his musket?
(a) Make Sharpe look foolish.
(b) Get him killed when it fires inaccurately.
(c) Make him lose it when the strap breaks.
(d) Entrap him into a flogging offense.

3. What are the officers discussing in General Harris's tent as Chapter 4 opens?
(a) How to break McCandless out of the dungeon.
(b) What to do about Hakeswill.
(c) Where to attack Tippoo next.
(d) How to divide their forces.

4. What does Harris think of Sharpe going with Lawford?
(a) He doesn't trust Sharpe.
(b) He likes the idea.
(c) He wants Green to go.
(d) He thinks it is not feasible.

5. What has Tippoo ordered to be placed between the inner and outer city walls?
(a) Thousands of infantry troops.
(b) A massive black powder mine.
(c) Artillery.
(d) Captured British cannons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hakeswill goad Sharpe into doing?

2. What is Sharpe contemplating at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Where does Rao and McCandless determine is a place where the British should not attack Tippoo's city?

4. Where does Sharpe find money on the officer he is searching?

5. Who argues that Sharpe is the best person for the job?

(see the answer key)

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