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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: page 57-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ducos suggest sending 300 men?
(a) Avila.
(b) Back to Soult.
(c) Directly to Marmont.
(d) To circle around and wait on the coast.

2. What does Pailleterie order his men to do as rifle fire commences?
(a) Nothing; he has panicked.
(b) Draw their sabers.
(c) Retreat.
(d) Sheath their sabers and load their muskets.

3. For what does Sharpe know he will be blamed?
(a) The disruption to the British supply lines.
(b) The loss of the muskets.
(c) The capture of Major Tubbs.
(d) The loss of so many men.

4. What is happening to the French troops that come as reinforcements?
(a) They are about to finish off the British.
(b) They are being beaten by a handful of British soldiers.
(c) They are being pushed towards the conflagration in the fort.
(d) They are getting disorganized.

5. To what does Sharpe's men object until Sharpe gets near?
(a) Breaking bottles of good wine.
(b) Following orders from Harper.
(c) Following orders from Tubbs.
(d) Testing live artillery pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ducos' opinion important?

2. What does Sharp do in the place where he sneaks?

3. How many men does Soult send North?

4. Where does Perkins go after Sharpe talks with him?

5. When was "Sharpe's Skirmish" first written?

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