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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Christmas p. 38-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How long was each story originally supposed to be?
(a) 12,000 words.
(b) 6,000 words.
(c) 22,000 words.
(d) 45,000 words.

4. Why does Gudin not think the Sharpe he is about to encounter is the same one he met in India?
(a) The other Sharpe would be in his 70's now.
(b) He saw the other Sharpe killed.
(c) He does not know a Sharpe awaits the French.
(d) Few men rise through the rank to become officers in the British army.

5. Where are Sharpe's riflemen hidden?
(a) In Irati.
(b) In a stand of trees.
(c) In trenches along the west side of the road.
(d) Among the rocks above the barrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who commands the piquet on the south road?

2. Who is the Peer's Chief of Intelligence?

3. Who is one of the first officers to spot Richard Sharpe's potential?

4. Of what is Colonel Gudin's career full?

5. What does the bugler do under Sharpe's orders?

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