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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is El Castrador?
(a) Sharpe's brother-in-law.
(b) A Spanish partisan.
(c) Head of the Spanish 405th. Rifle Company.
(d) The mayor of San Isidoro.

2. What is Sharpe using to look at the French troops?
(a) A telescope.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A pair of glasses.
(d) Binoculars.

3. Concerning Father Sarsfield, what have the British been trying to do?
(a) Recruit him as a double agent.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Find his brother.
(d) Find him.

4. How does Kiely's duel with a Frenchman end?
(a) Juanita shoots his opponent.
(b) The Frenchman draws first blood.
(c) Kiely cuts off the Frenchman's hand.
(d) Kiely kills his opponent.

5. How did Kiely become the commander of the Real Compañía Irlandesa?
(a) He purchased the position.
(b) By virtue of his birth.
(c) By order of the King.
(d) He was the second in command when the commander was killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Portuguese battalion survived the attack by Loup?

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

3. What happened to the gatehouse where the Real Compañía Irlandesa officers were billeted?

4. What does Kiely say about the status of his soldiers?

5. What does El Castrador tell Sharpe when he arrives after the battle?

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