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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Matthews mistake Sharpe?
(a) The company commander.
(b) A common soldier.
(c) The commander of the battalion.
(d) His former aide.

2. Why are Hakeswill's skin and eyes yellow?
(a) He smokes too many cigarettes.
(b) They aren't yellow.
(c) He has liver disease.
(d) Past bouts with fever.

3. What non-soldiers does the Army allow to travel with the baggage train?
(a) Anyone who wants to travel with them.
(b) Nobles who like to watch battles.
(c) Wives, children, and whores.
(d) Blacksmiths.

4. How much effort is needed for the forlorn hope to reach the base of the breach?
(a) It was difficult but there were no casualties.
(b) Not much, it goes easily.
(c) Half of them are killed.
(d) The French hit them with a sortie.

5. What has stalled Sharpe's promotion?
(a) Paperwork and irregularities.
(b) His lack of funds.
(c) His marriage to a foreign national.
(d) A general who hates him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the encounter with the man in question # 65 affect Sharpe?

2. When does the assault on Ciudad Rodrigo begin?

3. In Chapter 8, what begins to arrive for the battalion?

4. What does Wellington believe about Badajoz?

5. What is Lawford's status in British society?

(see the answer key)

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