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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summary Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do some of the people from Nave de Haver flee?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

2. Why is Sharpe chastising himself about the battle?
(a) He should have saved more of the Portuguese.
(b) He should have been in the gatehouse.
(c) He did not see what a trap the barracks was.
(d) He did not think Loup would attack.

3. What does El Castrador tell Sharpe when he arrives after the battle?
(a) That Loup is coming again in two days.
(b) That he and his men killed forty of Loup's soldiers.
(c) That Loup is holed up in a small village nearby.
(d) That he has found more deserters.

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

5. Why are the Spanish partisans in Nave de Haver?
(a) To watch the southern flank of the British army.
(b) To be the first line defense against the cosairs.
(c) To scout the eastern flank of the French army.
(d) To protect their families.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Sharpe and his riflemen doing when they are moving south?

2. Where does Sharpe find Juanita de Elia in San Cristobal?

3. What is Wellington's opinion of Erskine?

4. How does Hogan feel about Sharpe's interaction with Kiely?

5. What happens to Thompson when he leaves for the latrine?

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