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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do some of the soldiers prowl through the bodies after the battle?
(a) Looking for friends.
(b) Collecting weapons.
(c) To spit on the enemy.
(d) Searching for valuables.

2. What does the person in question #130 have to prove?
(a) That Spain can hold its own against the French.
(b) That Sharpe is a criminal.
(c) That the Spanish soldiers will not obey the English.
(d) An English should not be in charge of Spaniards.

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

4. Why does Sharpe think the men desert?
(a) They don't like Kiely's fighting philosophy.
(b) They are not deserting.
(c) They are Irish.
(d) They are only for guarding the king.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarsfield do after Hogan talks to him?

2. Who commanded the gatehouse not be opened during the attack?

3. Why is Sharpe chastising himself about the battle?

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

5. How does Sharpe feel about Runciman surviving?

(see the answer key)

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