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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins to arrive after Sharpe and his group have the hostages?
(a) The men holding the town.
(b) Some of the townspeople who were hiding.
(c) Some of the nuns from the convent.
(d) Reinforcements.

2. What are the two leaders of the Andrados force doing when they talk to Sharpe?
(a) Raping young Spanish girls.
(b) Eating.
(c) Torturing Hogan.
(d) Fondling semi-nude women.

3. Who has sent the troop that Sharpe is told to command?
(a) The Prince of Orange.
(b) Viscount Wellington.
(c) The Prince Regent.
(d) King George.

4. What does Sharpe notice about the new weapons under his command?
(a) Their potential and limitations.
(b) Their usefulness.
(c) The way they will be slow to use.
(d) Their expense.

5. What does Nairn decide about Sharpe's information?
(a) There is nothing that can be done.
(b) Sharpe was incompetent.
(c) It is too little for any kind of judgment.
(d) The women must be rescued.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of evidence is around the town?

2. Who does Sharpe capture when he first enters Andrados?

3. What does Nairn tell Sharpe at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What does Sharpe notice as he is in the convent?

5. With whom is Spain at war during this novel?

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