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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse do Sharpe and Harper use to go to the village?
(a) Find out if the colonel wants his greencoats now.
(b) See if the troops are in position.
(c) See where to position his greencoats.
(d) See if the troops need ammunition.

2. What does Hogan throw into Kiely's grave?
(a) Kiely's sword.
(b) A gold cross.
(c) The coat of arms from the Real Compañía Irlandesa.
(d) Some dirt from Ireland.

3. What does Sharpe find in Juanita's panniers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) False newspapers.
(c) Sharpe's telescope.
(d) Loup's battle plans.

4. Why would Wellington not march on Badajoz or Cadiz?
(a) If Almeida is in the hands of the French.
(b) If he is not head of the allied forces.
(c) If his supplies do not arrive from England.
(d) If the Spanish do not join him.

5. What makes Sharpe change his mind about ignoring the small settlement below them?
(a) Hearing a woman scream.
(b) Deciding there might be food there.
(c) Watching the French leave only fifteen men.
(d) To see if he can find out the name of the village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wellington need in order to win the war?

2. What position does Pierre Ducos have with the French military?

3. How many French soldiers are in Almeida?

4. What does Hogan tell Wellington about the French forces?

5. What does Tarrant tell Sharpe he has heard about?

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