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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bampfylde do the night before his duel with Sharpe?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Quits the military.
(c) Gets drunk.
(d) Gets married.

2. What is Toulouse?
(a) The residence of Napoleon.
(b) A French fort on the Seine River.
(c) A fortified and garrisoned city.
(d) The capital building of France.

3. What does Jane want Sharpe to do at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Transfer to the navy under her uncle.
(b) Go to Africa.
(c) Move to America.
(d) Return to England.

4. At what age does Sharpe join the military?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fifteen.

5. What do Sharpe and Frederickson say about the charges?
(a) They don't say anything.
(b) They deny them.
(c) They say it was Ducos.
(d) They say they returned all of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the British getting ready to do at the beginning of this book?

2. Why does Sharpe continue to wear his tattered uniform?

3. What do Sharpe and Frederickson decide they should do about the charges against them?

4. What do Sharpe and his friends plan to do in Bordeaux?

5. With what is the port of St. Jean de Luz filled?

(see the answer key)

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