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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe notice as he is in the convent?
(a) The fact that there are no nuns to be seen.
(b) That it is barely standing.
(c) Its structure and tactical points.
(d) The lack of religious artifacts.

2. What happens to the soldiers who accompany Lady Farthingdale?
(a) They are taken prisoner.
(b) They desert her.
(c) They are murdered.
(d) Nothing.

3. Who is Lady Farthingdale in reality?
(a) A Spanish noblewoman.
(b) A French spy.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) The wife of another lord.

4. Of what is the army that captures Andrados in the Prologue comprised?
(a) An assortment of various nationalities.
(b) French dragoons.
(c) Spanish guerrillas.
(d) British rifle regiments.

5. What begins to arrive after Sharpe and his group have the hostages?
(a) The men holding the town.
(b) Reinforcements.
(c) Some of the nuns from the convent.
(d) Some of the townspeople who were hiding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two leaders of the Andrados force doing when they talk to Sharpe?

2. What does Pot-au-Feu do about the gold Sharpe and Dubreton carry?

3. Where are the English troops heading in the Prologue?

4. Where does Sharpe go at the beginning of Chapter 1 to get out of the cold?

5. What does Nairn decide about Sharpe's information?

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