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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes Sharpe's life before he joined the army?
(a) Criminal on the run.
(b) A homeless bum.
(c) Wealthy landowner.
(d) Destitute orphan.

2. What is Knowles' rank in the army?
(a) Captain.
(b) General.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Lieutenant.

3. Why does Sharpe think there will be no fighting between the French and the British in Chapter Six?
(a) The French are cowards.
(b) It would not be avantageous to either side.
(c) Both sides are too tired.
(d) They are just parading their wares to each other.

4. What is the name of Sharpe's regiment?
(a) The 62nd Battalion.
(b) The South London Regiment.
(c) The 95th Rifles.
(d) The South Essex Regiment.

5. What does Sharpe order his soldiers to use as a target?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) Simmerson's tent.
(c) Their stocks.
(d) A fence post.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Simmerson furious at Sharpe?

2. What does the lieutenant use to hit Sharpe in the face?

3. What is Sharpe's rank at the beginning of the novel?

4. For what is Sharpe looking in the town before he meets a lieutenant from the South Essex?

5. What does Hogan joke he can do now the Spanish have arrived?

(see the answer key)

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