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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who talks to Sharpe about a morale problem?
(a) Runciman.
(b) Morris.
(c) Olivier.
(d) Harper.

3. What does Loup swear to Sharpe?
(a) He will get revenge.
(b) His men can do what they want, it's war.
(c) That the village was empty when they came upon it.
(d) He did not tell his men to commit any crimes.

4. How does San Cristobal appear when Sharpe arrives there?
(a) As if Loup had burned the place.
(b) Full of Spainish civilians.
(c) Bustling with soldiers.
(d) Empty.

5. How can the British defend the barracks?
(a) From the roof.
(b) Through loopholes.
(c) From the second floor eaves.
(d) Through the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Officers of the Real Compañía Irlandesa were killed or wounded?

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

3. Who is El Castrador?

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

5. What do Sharpe and Harper find in other cottages?

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