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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Badajoz located?
(a) On the Turkey peninsula.
(b) Near the center of Portugal.
(c) The northern part of France.
(d) The southern roadway from Portugal to Spain.

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

3. What does Windham do to Harper?
(a) Throws him to the French.
(b) Has him beaten and court martialed.
(c) Puts him in chains.
(d) Sentences him to a flogging.

4. How do the assembled men feel about Harper's punishment?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Indifferent.

5. How many times have the British attempted to take Badajoz?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Once.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sharpe find when he returns to the baggage area?

3. Who captures one of the bastions?

4. What is Sharpe's new assignment when he loses his command?

5. What are the British soldiers doing in Ciudad Rodrigo after they enter it?

(see the answer key)

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