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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tarrant tell Sharpe he has heard about?
(a) That the young lieutenant died.
(b) That Loup is dead.
(c) How Sharpe fought in the battle.
(d) Sharpe's court of inquiry.

2. How do they know who the man is who saved them?
(a) They found the man's tobacco tin.
(b) Loup left the man hanging from a tree.
(c) They never found out.
(d) It was the man assigned to guard that area.

3. What does Sharpe with Father Sarsfield?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Talk to him.
(c) Restrain him.
(d) Run a bayonet through his leg.

4. What does El Castrador want to know about dead soldier's teeth?
(a) If the gold is worth less than the teeth.
(b) If teeth can be permanently stained with blood.
(c) If they are sell able in London.
(d) If they have any gold in them.

5. What does Sharpe do when he gets within a few yards of San Cristobal?
(a) Lays still and observes.
(b) Gets up and walks.
(c) Crawls on his belly.
(d) Returns to his men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kiely become the commander of the Real Compañía Irlandesa?

2. Why do some of the soldiers prowl through the bodies after the battle?

3. What does Donju suggest about the British and the men of the Real Compañía Irlandesa?

4. How many of the Officers of the Real Compañía Irlandesa were killed or wounded?

5. Who is the one officer in the Real Compañía Irlandesa that Sharpe respects?

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