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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 does Sharpe arrange for on the day after Christmas?
(a) A parley with the French.
(b) A fake withdrawal.
(c) Sending the rocket arillery back to the base.
(d) Dinner for the enlisted soldiers.

2. In Chapter 22 what kind of French force advances on the castle?
(a) A small reconnoiter force.
(b) A French column of thousands of men.
(c) The French dragoons.
(d) The cavalry.

3. What do the French skirmishers do as the French column advances?
(a) Attack the convent.
(b) Go to the main gatehouse.
(c) Stay where they are.
(d) Withdraw.

4. Who goes to Andrados with Sharpe?
(a) Harry Price.
(b) Harper.
(c) Lord Farthingdale.
(d) Teresa Morgan.

5. How does Farthingdale feel about Sharpe's inability to bring back Lady Farthingdale?
(a) Hostile and angry.
(b) Vituperative of Sharpe's efforts.
(c) Sad but understanding.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is General Nairn?

2. What does Sharpe tell Farthingdale about Lady Farthingdale?

3. What does Frederickson repel at the watch tower?

4. What kind of wound does Farthingdale receive?

5. Where do Sharpe and Harper go when they go to the castle?

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