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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants to become Generalissimo of Spain?
(a) Count de la Phillipe.
(b) Wellington.
(c) El Castrador.
(d) Valverde.

2. Concerning Father Sarsfield, what have the British been trying to do?
(a) Find him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Recruit him as a double agent.
(d) Find his brother.

3. What was Hogan's response to Sharpe's comment about Sarsfield?
(a) He disagrees with Sharpe.
(b) He laughs at Sharpe.
(c) He agrees with Sharpe.
(d) He argues with Sharpe.

4. Who is Sir William Erskine?
(a) Sharpe's commanding officer.
(b) The Spanish advisor to the British.
(c) The commander of the siege troops at Almeida.
(d) An acquaintance of Wellington's.

5. What are Sharpe and his men doing to aid the troops marching north?
(a) Killing cavalry officers and horses.
(b) They are not in the south.
(c) They are interspersed in the troops.
(d) They use caltrops to slow the cavalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Father Sarsfield impressed with Sharpe?

2. Who commanded the gatehouse not be opened during the attack?

3. To what staff does Tarrant belong?

4. What does Tarrant call the two soldiers with him?

5. What does Sharpe hand to a young Spanish woman?

(see the answer key)

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