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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the French think about Sharpe's forces?
(a) He has about 2000 men.
(b) He has mostly cavalry.
(c) He doesn't have enough rifle units to matter.
(d) He has no artillery.

2. What is being done to a woman with a hot iron?
(a) She is being branded on her breasts.
(b) She is having her fingers burned.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A long scar is put on her face.

3. Why was the troop Sharpe is now commanding sent there by the person in question #20?
(a) He wants them out of the way.
(b) It is his pet project.
(c) He promised they would when he was drunk.
(d) They are being punished by him.

4. What happens after the French are repulsed from the castle the first time?
(a) The French leave Andrdos for a while.
(b) The French send in Dubreton to talk to Sharpe.
(c) A truce is called to recover the wounded and dead.
(d) Sharpe organizes to withdraw.

5. How does the French feel about the British defense of the castle?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Confident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is spotted in the distance after the castle is secured?

2. With what is most of the basement in the convent filled?

3. What will the rocket battalion be doing while Sharpe is gone?

4. Who does Sharpe recognize Lady Farthingdale to be?

5. What type of terrain does Sharpe have to cross to get to Andrados?

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