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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: pages 28-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does Soult send North?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 26,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 6,000.

2. From what direction does Tubbs notice a cloud of dust?
(a) Brest.
(b) Paris.
(c) Salamanca.
(d) The channel.

3. What would happen if the French retake Salamanca?
(a) The English would have to retreat into Germany.
(b) It will cut the Duke of Wellington's forces off from their supplies.
(c) The French would have a staging ground to retake the southeastern edge of France.
(d) The English would have to fall back to Madrid.

4. What does Sharpe think is almost impossible?
(a) The French could still be in Spain.
(b) The French could reach the fort.
(c) The English could march from Brest to there in two days.
(d) The Spanish regulars would attack their own fortress.

5. What does Sharpe have disposed of, found in the fort?
(a) Spoiled wheat.
(b) A few gallons of poison.
(c) Bad artillery rounds.
(d) The wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Sharpe arrived?

2. Who is Mr. MacKeon?

3. What is Herault assigned to capture?

4. Where does Sharpe send Harper and twenty riflemen?

5. What does Major Tubbs suggest that Sharpe declines to do?

(see the answer key)

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