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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Sharpe looking forward to spending the night in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Josephina.
(c) Harper.
(d) Anna.

2. What is the name of the rifleman who has been killed?
(a) Pendlestone.
(b) Gataker.
(c) Tomkins.
(d) Hardy.

3. Why does one of the soldiers say he deserted?
(a) To join the Spanish.
(b) To go home.
(c) To get drunk.
(d) To join the French.

4. What does Josephina claim the two men have tried to do to her?
(a) Torture her.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Rape her.
(d) Kill her.

5. What is Claud Hardy's rank in the army?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Captain.
(c) General.
(d) Sergeant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hogan say the deserters gave Simmerson a reason to do?

2. What eventually helps the French to advance on the British in this section?

3. Why does Simmerson want to destroy the British forces apart from his own troops?

4. Who does Sharpe arrest in Chapter Twelve?

5. What will be the deserter's punishment?

(see the answer key)

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