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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sergeant Williams order the riflemen to do before the second attack of the French?
(a) Go to the woods.
(b) Drop into the trenches.
(c) Charge the French.
(d) Form a square.

2. What does Sharpe do to a cavalry horse that reaches him?
(a) Strikes it in the mouth with his sword.
(b) Cuts its front leg in half.
(c) Pulls the rider off and mount it.
(d) Kicks it in the ribs.

3. What does Williams tell Sharpe is the background of many of the riflemen?
(a) They are mostly from the cities.
(b) They are thugs and criminals.
(c) They have been drafted against their wishes.
(d) They are good sturdy farmers.

4. What does Sharpe find out the night after the battle with the French?
(a) The French have taken Lisbon.
(b) The French have left Madrid.
(c) The French have taken Santiago de Compostela.
(d) The Spanish army is only thrity miles away.

5. Who is the young British woman at the village?
(a) George Parker's niece.
(b) The wife of the village mayor.
(c) Harper's sister.
(d) A visiting noblewoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what title does Major Warren Dunnet address the lieutenant in Chapter 1?

2. From whom is Major Blas Vivar hiding a strongbox?

3. What happens to Major Dunnet during the battle with the French?

4. What does Sharpe do when Captain Murray is hit with a musket round?

5. What does Harper suggest they do with the Parker's carriage?

(see the answer key)

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