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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Runciman feel about his new position?
(a) He is pleased he was noticed.
(b) He doesn't care one way or the other.
(c) He is angry about it.
(d) He hates it.

2. Who is with the Portuguese that Sharpe knows?
(a) Thomas Garrard.
(b) Paul Morris.
(c) Alane de Camipoelo.
(d) Sergeant Hagman.

3. Why do some of the soldiers prowl through the bodies after the battle?
(a) Searching for valuables.
(b) To spit on the enemy.
(c) Collecting weapons.
(d) Looking for friends.

4. What does Sharpe decide to do to the two French prisoners?
(a) Take them back as POW's.
(b) Cut off their heads.
(c) Execute them.
(d) Let them go.

5. Why is Sharpe feeling bitter and defeated after the first battle at the village?
(a) He thinks the British are going to lose.
(b) He wants to quit the army.
(c) Facing the court of inquiry.
(d) He has killed so many young men that day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe say about Kiely's suicide?

2. What is happening a the church in Nave de Haver when the French dragoons ride into town?

3. What does Hogan tell Sharpe about Sharpe's change in status?

4. What does Sharpe tell Oliveira about the Real Compañía Irlandesa?

5. What do the British need the most in their scapegoat for San Isidoro?

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