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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sharpe do as he is told?
(a) He knows he doesn't have all the facts.
(b) The ship is left and he has no choice.
(c) He would be court martialed.
(d) He believes an order is an order.

2. What does Calvet worry about at the fortress?
(a) Getting a promotion.
(b) His wife.
(c) The military situation.
(d) His breakfast.

3. What does Killick tell Sharpe about his tale concerning sailors and hanging?
(a) He didn't know if it was true.
(b) It is true.
(c) It was fabricated.
(d) He had heard it from an admiral.

4. What does Killick say to Sharpe about hanging sailors?
(a) It dooms their spirits to eternal unrest.
(b) It is homocide.
(c) Sailors would rather be shot.
(d) It is against the law of the sea.

5. What does the man who meets de Maquerre do for a living?
(a) He is a French count.
(b) He is a French intelligence agent.
(c) He is a French infantry captain.
(d) He is a French Marine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Commodore decide will be the British's method of attack on his fort?

2. Why is Killick worried about Thuella?

3. Who does Bampfylde interrogate?

4. What kind of thoughts of Jane trouble Sharpe?

5. What did Sharpe as the Americans to swear?

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