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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Sharpe and Frederickson enter the Château Lassan?
(a) The back door into the kitchen.
(b) An upstairs balcony.
(c) The office window.
(d) Through the front door.

2. How do British authorities feel about the person who arranged the charges against Sharp and Frederickson?
(a) They trust him.
(b) They think someone else has done it.
(c) They are entirely ignorant.
(d) They believe him to a certain degree.

3. How does Sharpe feel before his duel with Bampfylde?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Optimistic.

4. At what does Frederickson scoff concerning Sharpe's and Harper's lives?
(a) Claiming to be the best soldiers in the British military.
(b) Claiming they are happily married.
(c) Saying Frederickson is the best leader in the unit.
(d) Claiming they will kill Napoleon.

5. Where does Fredrickson take shelter from the wind in the opening of the novel?
(a) Behind a large boulder.
(b) In the lee of some stunted pine trees.
(c) In a small lodge.
(d) Under a tall, broad oak tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is thinning the ranks of the British forces in Chapter 4?

2. What happens to General Calvet during the assault on Toulouse?

3. What is the situation in Bordeaux when the three friends arrive there?

4. Who do Sharpe and Frederickson meet near Bordeaux's gates?

5. What is Sharpe's and Frederickson's status after being detained?

(see the answer key)

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