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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Richard Sharpe's rank in Chapter 1?
(a) Private.
(b) Captain.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Corporal.

2. Why is Sharpe fighting in India?
(a) The Indians have killed a British Duke.
(b) The British have just invaded India.
(c) To break resistance to British rule.
(d) The British are trying to take Pakistan.

3. How long after Sharpe and Langford join the French do the British arrive?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 6 days.

4. What happens when Sharpe enters a water gate?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He encounters Hakeswill.
(c) He is locked out of the city.
(d) His is ambushed.

5. What does Hakeswill do to Sharpe's musket?
(a) Scratch the inside of the barrel to throw off the aim.
(b) Replace the flint with an ordinary stone.
(c) Bend the trigger.
(d) Cut the strap almost all the way through.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Sharpe receive from Tippoo?

4. How many rockets does Sharpe think the French have?

5. What are in place to deflect cannonballs?

(see the answer key)

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