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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe advise Vivar not to do?
(a) Charge the hill from the right flank.
(b) A frontal attack.
(c) Come from the left flank.
(d) Take cover in the woods.

2. Why does Sharpe talk to the French?
(a) To offer himself for his men's lives.
(b) To assess their numbers.
(c) To arrange safe passage for the Parkers.
(d) To let them know Vivar is not with them.

3. What does Parker ask Sharpe to do?
(a) To keep his niece safe.
(b) Negotiate the Parkers' release from the farmhouse.
(c) To lend him a rifle.
(d) To allow his wife to leave.

4. How do the French plan to get close to the farmhouse?
(a) By pulling the supply wagons close to the house.
(b) By waving a white flag then throwing it down.
(c) With barricades to protect them.
(d) By hiding behind the carriage.

5. What does Vivar encourage Sharpe to do about Harper?
(a) Arrest him.
(b) Release him.
(c) Demote him.
(d) Flog him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young British woman at the village?

2. What does Harper do the night of the battle?

3. What does Sharpe tell the Parkers to do when he sights French cavalry?

4. What does Williams tell Sharpe that Vivar has told Williams about the strongbox?

5. What does Sharpe do when Harper thinks Sharpe has agreed with the men?

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