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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Ransom p. 67-79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Sharpe figure it will take the French to advance?
(a) They are in retreat.
(b) A few hours.
(c) A day.
(d) An hour.

2. What does Malan do as Sharpe greets him?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Spits.
(c) Throws dirt at Sharpe.
(d) Shakes his fist.

3. What happens as they drive off?
(a) A wheel falls off the cart.
(b) The cart lurches from side to side.
(c) A wheel freezes on the cart.
(d) One of the horses rears.

4. With whom does Sharpe go to consult?
(a) Smith.
(b) Nicholls.
(c) Picard.
(d) Gudin.

5. How does Lucille know Sharpe is playing a game with the men?
(a) He winks at her.
(b) He uses the present tense to speak about a dead person.
(c) He retrieves an old key that opens a chapel on her property.
(d) He pulls out a key that opens a mausoleum on her property.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lubecque have one of his men drive the cart?

2. Who commands the piquet on the south road?

3. Why is Caillou furious?

4. When does Sharpe estimate the French will arrive?

5. How many Frenchmen are coming from the South?

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