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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Christmas p. 21-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Sharpe found south of the village?
(a) A young child wandering around.
(b) A young goat.
(c) A pile of French muskets.
(d) A place where his battalion can stop the escaping French.

2. What does CeCe Mot do?
(a) Encourages Cornwell to write "Sharpe's Ransom."
(b) Converts old newspapers into computer files.
(c) Hides Sharpe's daughter from him.
(d) Leads Sharpe to Napoleon in Sharpe's Waterloo.

3. Whose garrison must Picard rescue?
(a) Nicholl's.
(b) Gudin's.
(c) No one's.
(d) Sharpe's.

4. About what is Ensign Nicholls enthusiastic?
(a) Dice.
(b) Cards.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Drinking.

5. With whose forces is Sharpe fighting in "Sharpe's Christmas"?
(a) Italian.
(b) Dutch.
(c) British.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Peer's Chief of Intelligence?

2. Why did Sharpe go to France in Sharp's Ransom?

3. What Sharpe book does "Sharpe's Ransom" follow?

4. Why is Picard pleased that his men are miserable?

5. What does Cornwell say that characters sometimes do?

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