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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Christmas p. 31-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe hope to avoid this Christmas Eve?
(a) A parley.
(b) A retreat.
(c) A rout.
(d) More killing.

2. What does Sharpe command?
(a) A company of reservists.
(b) No one at the moment.
(c) A squad of specialized sharpshooters.
(d) A battalion of redcoats.

3. What happens when some Frenchmen kick over a barrel?
(a) The wine leaks out.
(b) It explodes.
(c) The barrel's staves break and the wine spills.
(d) Nothing.

4. With whom is Richard Sharpe kneeling at the end of a field?
(a) Patrick Harper.
(b) Colonel Hogan.
(c) Ensign Gudin.
(d) Ensign Nicholls.

5. Who will cover the east road?
(a) No one.
(b) The Hussians.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The cavalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do two of the volumes of Gudin's diaries concern?

2. Who does Cornwell say commissioned the Sharpe stories originally?

3. Why is General Picard disgruntled?

4. What does Sharpe say is fitting for Christmas?

5. What is the Bernard and Judy Cornwell Foundation?

(see the answer key)

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