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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McCandless decide to teach Sharpe?
(a) To fence.
(b) To read and write.
(c) To play chess.
(d) To play stones.

2. Who does Sharpe visit at Roa's house?
(a) Kunwar Singh.
(b) Lawford.
(c) No one.
(d) Mary.

3. What does Tippoo do for the brave soldiers on his side?
(a) Lets them go home to their families.
(b) Gives them leave.
(c) Promotes them.
(d) Honors them.

4. What does Sharpe observe at the west gate?
(a) The British are retreating.
(b) Tippoo's men are packing in black powder.
(c) Tippoo's men are dumping out food that is poisoned.
(d) The British are setting up siege machines.

5. What had Sharpe been hoping to do after encountering Hakeswill?
(a) Sneak in and free McCandless.
(b) Escape back to England.
(c) Slip through to see Harris.
(d) Sneak in and kill Gudin.

6. For what does Tippoo hope?
(a) That Sharpe really is on his side.
(b) A clear day for the attack.
(c) An early monsoon rain.
(d) A parley with the British.

7. Of what are the British officers certain?
(a) That Lawford is loyal.
(b) That Sharpe will probably be killed in the battle anyway.
(c) That artillery will harm more civilians than soldiers.
(d) That the outer walls will be breached.

8. Who orders Sharpe to ride out towards the British?
(a) Rao.
(b) Gudin.
(c) Hakewill.
(d) Lawford.

9. What does Mary teach the General's children?
(a) Math.
(b) How to swim.
(c) Writing.
(d) English.

10. Who takes a liking to Mary?
(a) General Rao.
(b) Lakshmi.
(c) Gudin.
(d) Lawford.

11. What does Sharpe use to get rid of the men guarding the black-powder mine?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sends a cart of rockets towards them.
(c) Shoots them all.
(d) Herds a tiger towards them.

12. Why does Rao give this to Mary?
(a) So she can return to England.
(b) For suicide if needed.
(c) Because he believes she is innocent.
(d) For protection.

13. What does Mary say is her relationship to Sharpe?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Wife.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Half sister.

14. Who do Sharpe and Lawford join?
(a) No one.
(b) Just McCandless.
(c) McCandless and Hakeswill.
(d) Just Hakeswill.

15. What message did Sharpe want to give the British?
(a) To attack while the sun was low in the west.
(b) Not to attack the West wall.
(c) To attack before noon the next day.
(d) To attack right after the sun rises in the east.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe receive from Tippoo?

2. Who wants to marry Mary?

3. Why does Tippoo give Sharpe something?

4. What is a mill fort?

5. What does Lawford admire about Sharpe?

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