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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what rank has Sharpe been gazetted?
(a) Sergeant Major.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Captain.
(d) Major.

2. What do Colonel Lawford and Sharpe discuss in Chapter 2?
(a) Their marriages.
(b) Religion.
(c) Superstitions that soldiers hold.
(d) The plans for the assault.

3. How does Lawford appear when Sharpe comes upon him while going into the city?
(a) He has a minor injury.
(b) He has a cut on his head that is bleeding.
(c) Mangled.
(d) He is dead.

4. What does Hogan say Teresa is still doing?
(a) Guerrilla warfare.
(b) Sewing military uniforms.
(c) Running a bed and breakfast.
(d) Prostitution.

5. Why will the British be throwing bags of hay into the ditch at Ciudad Rodrigo?
(a) To build up a wall.
(b) To soak up the water.
(c) To soften the hay for the horses.
(d) To cushion the jumps of soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of physical condition is Sharpe?

2. What does Lawford tell Sharpe about his assignment?

3. Whose side of the war is Teresa helping?

4. What type of fire do the French do with their cannons?

5. How does Sharpe pass his time in Spain in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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