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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivar tell Sharpe the strongbox contains?
(a) Money.
(b) Gold.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Papers.

2. What do the British and Spanish troops do while traveling west?
(a) Have minor brawls between the British and the Spanish troops.
(b) Stay off the main roads.
(c) Fight the French.
(d) Form into a cohesive army.

3. What does Sharpe do when Mrs. Parker refuses to leave the carriage?
(a) Pulls her out of it.
(b) Tells her husband to push her out.
(c) Pushes the carriage over with her in it.
(d) Cuts the horses loose from the carriage.

4. What does Vivar ask Sharpe to do?
(a) Leave the fighting to his Cazadores.
(b) Go south to draw the French away.
(c) Sneak behind the French lines.
(d) Provide covering fire so he can charge the French.

5. Why does Louisa invite herself to dinner?
(a) She wants to meet Vivar's father.
(b) She wants some decent food.
(c) She is curious about the strongbox.
(d) To stay away from the troops for safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Vivar's troops do in the morning?

2. What does Louisa do when the riflemen leave the farmhouse?

3. How is the person Sharpe meets dressed?

4. What do the French do when they see Sharpe and his men?

5. What does the sergeant Williams order the riflemen to do before the second attack of the French?

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