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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the enemy officer die that Sharpe is searching?
(a) He was kicked in the head by a horse.
(b) He bayoneted him in the throat.
(c) A musket ball in the heart.
(d) Sharpe put his bayonet through the heart.

2. How many are in the British firing line they array against Tippoo's troops in Chapter 1?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) A thousand.
(c) Seven hundred.
(d) Two thousand.

3. Where does Rao and McCandless determine is a place where the British should not attack Tippoo's city?
(a) By the eastern gate.
(b) At the tower on the north.
(c) At the western wall.
(d) Through the main gates.

4. Who was Mary's dead husband?
(a) A sergeant in the English army.
(b) An officer in the Indian army.
(c) A rice farmer.
(d) A sergeant in the Indian army.

5. How long did the battle just over in Chapter 1 last?
(a) All day.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) Four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mcandless tell to escape?

2. What does Gudin suggest about McCandless to Tippoo?

3. What does Harris think of Sharpe going with Lawford?

4. What does Green give Sharpe to help with the flogging.

5. What kind of weapon does McCandless use?

(see the answer key)

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