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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivar tell Sharpe the strongbox contains?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Papers.
(c) Money.
(d) Gold.

2. Who, of the men chasing Vivar, knows the contents of the strongbox and where Vivar is going with it?
(a) Colonel Pierre de l'Eclin
(b) Captain Murray.
(c) The man in the black coat and white boots.
(d) Richard Sharpe.

3. In the prologue, where have Vivar and his men taken refuge?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In the Black Forest.
(c) In Madrid.
(d) In Santiago de Compostela.

4. What does Vivar tell Sharpe about how he deals with military regulations?
(a) He gives his men a list of ten commands to learn and follow.
(b) He ignores them completely.
(c) He reduces them to three simple rules.
(d) He adheres to the book.

5. What does Vivar encourage Sharpe to do about Harper?
(a) Demote him.
(b) Release him.
(c) Flog him.
(d) Arrest him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Williams suggest to Sharpe?

2. What do the British and Spanish troops discover when they enter a village?

3. What does Sharpe advise Vivar not to do?

4. What does a lieutenant in a small village do in Chapter 1 right before the British are getting ready to withdraw?

5. What does Sharpe do when Harper thinks Sharpe has agreed with the men?

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