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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much notice does Sharpe have that the Portuguese battalion is coming?
(a) None.
(b) Five days.
(c) A week.
(d) Two days.

2. What does Kiely say is the reason men desert?
(a) They don't like the army food.
(b) They are afraid to die.
(c) They are bored and feel under-valued.
(d) They are not fighting enough.

3. How does de Elia feel towards Loup?
(a) She despises him.
(b) She is attracted to him.
(c) She is indifferent to him.
(d) She is angry at him.

4. How did Runciman survive the attack?
(a) Hiding behind a pile of ammunition.
(b) He went into the vegetable cellar.
(c) He was in the gatehouse.
(d) He was in the stables.

5. What does Ducos plan to do with the British forces?
(a) Split them along national lines.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Make them think the Spainish king has abdicated to Napoleon.
(d) Have them take the wrong fortress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell the men about dead deserters?

2. What does El Castrador want to know about dead soldier's teeth?

3. What does Kiely have to do before he talks much in the morning?

4. Why would the men of Real Compañía Irlandesa feel angry about the rumors of atrocities?

5. When did Loup kill Oliveira?

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