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Sharpe's Honour: Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June, 1813 Quiz

Bernard Cornwell
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Sharpe's Honour: Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June, 1813 Quiz

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1)

Why is Sharpe glad his horse has a long tail? (from Chapter Ten)

So he can braid it easily.
To hang onto it when fording a river.
To keep the flies off him.
To blend in with the French.
2)

With what do Sharpe and El Matarife connect each other? (from Chapter Twenty Six and Epilogue)

Rope.
Chains.
Leather straps.
They don't connect themselves.
3)

Why is Angel worried about attacking the convent? (from Chapter Eleven and Chapter Twelve)

It is a holy place.
It is all women.
His sister had been at a convent.
There are no soldiers there.
4)

What kind of weapon does Angel carry? (from Chapter Ten)

A Bowie knife.
A cavalry sword.
A hunting bow.
A Baker rifle.
5)

What do Sharpe and Helene stop to retrieve as they leave the convent? (from Chapter Eleven and Chapter Twelve)

Helene's husband's will.
Helene's small pistol.
Helene's jewelry.
Helene's clothes.
6)

Whose release is Sharpe negotiating with El Matarife? (from Chapter Fourteen and Chapter Fifteen)

Angel.
La Marquesa.
Verigny.
No one.
7)

Why does La Marquesa cross herself? (from Chapter Twenty Six and Epilogue)

She is worried about the duel.
She was worried for herself.
She did it to pray for Sharpe.
She thought Sharpe was dead.
8)

To whom did La Marquesa's gift belong originally? (from Chapter Twenty Six and Epilogue)

General Verginy.
Ducos.
King Joseph.
El Matarife.
9)

What act does Sharpe perform which turns the tide of opinion against him? (from Chapter Thirteen)

Beating a noble woman.
Killing a man without proving his guilt.
Accidentally killing a child.
Breaking into a convent.
10)

Topographically, where is the convent located? (from Chapter Eleven and Chapter Twelve)

In a city.
Near the Haceinte forest.
At the highest point in a series of hills.
On a river bend.
11)

In what is Marshal Jourdan confident? (from Chapter Twenty and Chapter Twenty One)

His sharpshooters.
His dragoons.
His field artillery.
A French victory.
12)

What does Sharpe blame for his current predicament? (from Chapter Fourteen and Chapter Fifteen)

His poor judgment in fighting a duel.
His stupidity in rescuing Angel.
A betrayal by one of his best friends.
His stupidity in rescuing La Marquesa.
13)

What does Sharpe do as he runs past the Mother Superior deeper into the convent? (from Chapter Eleven and Chapter Twelve)

Trips on a rug.
Shouts for Helene.
Breaks the window over the altar.
Knocks a young nun down.
14)

Who faints upon seeing Sharpe alive? (from Chapter Twenty-Two and Chapter Twenty-Three)

Lieutenant Trumper-Jones.
D'Alembord.
Harper.
La Marquesa.
15)

What does Angel do obsessively with his weapon? (from Chapter Ten)

Threaten people with it.
Play with it.
Sleep with it.
Clean it.
16)

Who does Sharpe almost encounter as he is walking? (from Chapter Seventeen, Chapter Eighteen, and Chapter Nineteen)

El Matarife.
Hogan.
Helene.
General Verigny.
17)

Who does La Marquesa think she sees at Vitoria? (from Chapter Twenty-Two and Chapter Twenty-Three)

El Matarife.
Jourdan.
Sharpe.
Vierigny.
18)

Why is Sharpe's name purposefully misspelled on his parole form? (from Chapter Sixteen)

The clerk is sloppy.
So the French do not learn who he is.
So that it is not legally binding.
So the English do not know who he is.
19)

What do Sharpe and Harper discover when they get to Helene's position? (from Chapter Twenty Four and Chapter Twenty Five)

She was raped.
She is missing.
She was shot.
She is on her wagon.
20)

What does Sharpe receive as a gift from La Marquesa? (from Chapter Twenty Six and Epilogue)

A horse.
A telescope.
A rifle.
A sword.
21)

What is the relationship between Hacha and el Matarife? (from Chapter Thirteen)

Uncle and nephew.
Cousins.
Friends.
Brothers.
22)

Who captures Sharpe when he escapes into the city? (from Chapter Seventeen, Chapter Eighteen, and Chapter Nineteen)

A Spanish family.
El Matarife.
General Verigny.
The French.
23)

Why does Sharpe remain a guarded prisoner? (from Chapter Fourteen and Chapter Fifteen)

He has tried to escape several times and broke his parole.
He has been identified as Richard Sharpe and they fear him.
He will not offer his parole.
He wants to spy on the General longer.
24)

What do Sharpe and Angel decide to do when Angel finds Sharpe? (from Chapter Seventeen, Chapter Eighteen, and Chapter Nineteen)

Return to Burgos.
Go find Hogan.
Go find Wellington.
Go find Helene.
25)

What does Angel so in reaction to his family's deaths? (from Chapter Ten)

Aid the British whenver possible.
Cry at night.
Kill all Spaniards.
Doesn't talk.
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