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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue and Historical Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe do when he is called a disgrace at Helena's party?
(a) Walks away.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Challenges the man to a duel.
(d) Threatens the man.

2. What do the French hide by after their retreat?
(a) A hill.
(b) An old castle.
(c) A wall.
(d) A bridge.

3. Why is Leroux not running to French territory when the forts are lost?
(a) He has friends in the army.
(b) Salamance will be French if the war is not won.
(c) He has Spanish citizenship.
(d) It is the best place to spy.

4. What disease does Spears have?
(a) The Black Lion.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Typhus.
(d) The Plague.

5. Who orders an attack on Arapiles?
(a) Father Curtis.
(b) Monmont.
(c) Helena.
(d) Leroux.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Sharpe been married when the book begins?

2. What causes the French to gain footing in the battle at Arapiles?

3. Who sends bad information to the French leaders?

4. What name does Harper give Sharpe's fake girlfriend?

5. Why does Sharpe not leave with the rest of his unit?

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