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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Sharpe glad his horse has a long tail?
(a) To blend in with the French.
(b) To hang onto it when fording a river.
(c) To keep the flies off him.
(d) So he can braid it easily.

2. Why is Helene moving her fortune to France?
(a) She wants to support Napoleon.
(b) Her husband is after it.
(c) She is a French citizen.
(d) For safekeeping.

3. Topographically, where is the convent located?
(a) On a river bend.
(b) In a city.
(c) At the highest point in a series of hills.
(d) Near the Haceinte forest.

4. What appalls General Verigny?
(a) That Sharpe is not who he first said he was.
(b) That Ducos has been too easy on Sharpe.
(c) That Sharpe kills two men.
(d) The way Sharpe is treated.

5. How does Ducos feel towards Helene?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He is angry at her.
(c) He hates her.
(d) He is indifferent to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dropped the South Essex's arms in the river?

2. What arrives at the Sharpe's camp in Chapter 3 that Sharpe believes is unnecessary?

3. How does Helene's husband feel about her letter to him in Chapter 5?

4. What does Sharpe wonder about Ducos?

5. In Chapter 3 what does Harper think Sharpe might do that worries Harper?

(see the answer key)

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