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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters 12 through 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is a flag of truce ignored?
(a) The law no longer applies.
(b) The fort keeps fighting.
(c) The terms are not agreed upon.
(d) The flag is not seen.

2. How much more time does Leroux have to wait for his transportation when Sharpe arrives?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

3. What do the citizens of Salamanca fire during the first battle of the book?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Muskets.
(c) Pistols.
(d) Torched arrows.

4. Sharpe claims he is really to have an affair with _____________.
(a) A cobbler's daughter.
(b) A farmer's niece.
(c) A young dairy maid.
(d) A school teacher.

5. Where are the wounded soldiers taken?
(a) The Catholic monatery.
(b) The open garden fields.
(c) The Irish College.
(d) The military hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sharpe's wife's name?

2. What weapon do the French fire from across the river while Leroux is escaping?

3. What does Sharpe say he wants as a prize of war?

4. How do the French forts support each other?

5. How is Harper wounded when he finds Leroux?

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