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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Sharpe do while Teste de Buch is being assaulted?
(a) Return to the British lines, he was just a trick for spies.
(b) Stay on the ship and move towards Paris.
(c) Proceed to Bordeaux.
(d) Stay out of sight as a back-up force.

2. Why is Killick intervening in the battle at Teste de Buch?
(a) He hates the French.
(b) He is worried for his ship.
(c) His wife is in the fort.
(d) He hates the British.

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

4. What does the Comte de Maquerre do for France?
(a) He is in charge of the French forces.
(b) He is an admiral.
(c) He is a spy.
(d) He is the prime minister.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what is Jane ill when Sharpe leaves on his mission?

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

3. What does Sharpe think about Harper's story?

4. Towards what river do the British troops advance?

5. What does Sharpe do when the soldier opens the gate?

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