View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11, and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe do when the soldier opens the gate?
(a) Kills him.
(b) Gags him and ties him up.
(c) Hits him over the head.
(d) Shuts the gate.

2. Why can't the Marines do the mission Sharpe is assigned?
(a) The Marines are sick with fever.
(b) There are no Marines in the area.
(c) The Marines are back on the peninsula.
(d) The Marines are going elsewhere.

3. What does Sharpe do the day after the fort was captured?
(a) Rests his men.
(b) Marches down the coast.
(c) Marches inland.
(d) Returns to the river.

4. What is Sharpe ordered to do?
(a) Take out a French man-of-war.
(b) Capture a fortress that is said to be ill-guarded.
(c) Assassinate the French general.
(d) Slip behind the French line and poison their water source.

5. What is bothering Sharpe as he marches?
(a) The weather.
(b) His orders.
(c) His wound.
(d) The wear on his men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sharpe supposed to do after the first part of his mission is accomplished?

2. In what direction are Bampfylde's Marines marching?

3. How do Sharpe and Frederickson feel about each other?

4. Why is Killick worried about Thuella?

5. How experienced are the men in Sharpe's new command?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample