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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary for Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lord Kiely take offense at Sharpe when they first meet?
(a) Sharpe tells him they look terrible.
(b) Sharpe ordered the soldiers to close ranks.
(c) Sharpe makes a comment about Juanita.
(d) Sharpe tells Kiely to sober up.

2. Why will de Elia be meeting Loup?
(a) She knows his brother.
(b) She is to marry him.
(c) She will be working with him.
(d) She is supposed to kill him.

3. What is Richard Sharpe and his troops' dilemma at the beginning of the book?
(a) They have no ammunition.
(b) They are surrounded.
(c) They are lost.
(d) They have no food.

4. What position does Pierre Ducos have with the French military?
(a) Intelligence officer.
(b) Company commander.
(c) Captain of the Corsairs.
(d) Aid-de-Camp.

5. What does Ducos think about Loup's capabilities?
(a) He is a great soldier but a poor leader.
(b) He is one of the best soldiers and leaders in Spain.
(c) He is incompetent.
(d) He is a mediocre soldier but good leader.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sharpe find out about Kiely when he speaks with him?

3. How does de Elia feel towards Loup?

4. How much help is Sergeant Harper to Sharpe?

5. How many men desert from the Real Compañía Irlandesa the first night?

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