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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Christmas (pp. 11-21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cornwell say that characters sometimes do?
(a) Evolve into someone different.
(b) Take a life of their own.
(c) Live long, peaceful lives after intense fighting as young adults.
(d) Die when it seems unnecessary.

2. Who has sent for Sharpe?
(a) Colonel Hogan.
(b) Colonel Gudin.
(c) King George.
(d) His wife.

3. What does Cornwell say Sharpe is determined not to lose in Sharpe's Ransom?
(a) His half brother.
(b) A woman Sharpe's meets in a previous story.
(c) The gold he hid in a French monastery after Waterloo.
(d) The only contact he has for finding his daughter.

4. What attack is the French army attempting to repel?
(a) It does not specify.
(b) The British attack on Seringapatam.
(c) The Dutch attack on Gibraltar.
(d) The British attack near Waterloo.

5. Why did Sharpe go to France in Sharp's Ransom?
(a) Because of a woman.
(b) To find his half brother.
(c) To find his daughter.
(d) To take revenge on a sadistic French Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do the two men argue?

2. Who will cover the east road?

3. How long is it until Christmas?

4. What is the state of England in Sharpe's Ransom?

5. Where will Sharpe's men cover the west road?

(see the answer key)

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