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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does the author say many will die in the days ahead?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Gangrene.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Cancer.

2. How does Sharpe help the woman?
(a) He tells his men to stop shooting.
(b) He adjusts the horse's blinkers.
(c) He feeds the horse.
(d) He removes the horse's shoe.

3. In which country was Sir Arthur Wellesey born?
(a) Ireland.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Singapore.

4. Which of Sharpe's friends dies in Chapter Eight?
(a) General Hogan.
(b) Sir Arthur Wellesey
(c) Captain Lennox.
(d) Sergeant Harper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wellesey say people think he is running instead of an army?

2. Why is Simmerson furious at Sharpe?

3. Who does Wellesley blame for the defeat?

4. What does Lawford tell Sharpe that he really must buy?

5. Who has placed Hogan and Sharpe under arrest?

(see the answer key)

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