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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sharpe supposed to do with the troops to which he has been assigned?
(a) Keep them from killing the British.
(b) Take them to the French border.
(c) Drill, parade and train them.
(d) Learn how to use their weapons.

2. Why does the Colonel keep Lady Farthingdale safe?
(a) She bribes him with money.
(b) To be used as a hostage.
(c) So he can have her to himself.
(d) He doesn't believe in harming civilians.

3. Where are the English troops heading in the Prologue?
(a) Towards an invasion of France.
(b) Towards Portugal.
(c) Towards England.
(d) Towards Madrid.

4. With whom is Spain at war during this novel?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. What lies on either side of the road that runs out of the pass?
(a) A fortress and a convent.
(b) A fortress and sheer cliffs.
(c) Waterfalls and a fortress.
(d) A river and a convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chaplain General ask Nairn to do?

2. Who has sent the troop that Sharpe is told to command?

3. What is the name of General Nairn's valet?

4. What is wrong physically with General Nairn at the beginning of the book?

5. Why did the Peer choose Frenada as winter headquarters?

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