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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are the Forlorn Hopes so named?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Their rate of survival is low.
(c) They are always an optimistic group.
(d) They are always so dour.

3. Why is the Frenchman Gudin with Tippoo?
(a) He is Tippoo's brother-in-law.
(b) He believes in India independence.
(c) He has been taken captive.
(d) He is an advisor from the French.

4. Where does Sharpe find money on the officer he is searching?
(a) In his pants' pocket.
(b) An inside pocket in his jacket.
(c) In his boot.
(d) In his turban.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe receive from Tippoo?

2. What are the British officers discussing at the opening of chapter 8?

3. To what is Sharpe sentenced at his court-martial?

4. For what is Hakeswill searching among the dead and dying troops?

5. Why does Sharpe ignite the fuse of the mine?

(see the answer key)

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