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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Ransom p. 79-89.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Peer's Chief of Intelligence?
(a) Richard Sharpe.
(b) Colonel Gudin.
(c) Colonel Hogan.
(d) Patrick Harper.

2. What does Gudin regret leaving in India?
(a) His books on Indian history.
(b) His collection of Indian spices.
(c) His youthful optimism.
(d) His Indian mistress.

3. Where did Malan serve during the Napoleonic Wars?
(a) As an ensign on a British ship.
(b) As a colonel in the French Imperial Guard.
(c) As a sergeant in France's Imperial Guard.
(d) He was not in the military.

4. What happens when some Frenchmen kick over a barrel?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It explodes.
(c) The barrel's staves break and the wine spills.
(d) The wine leaks out.

5. Why doesn't Picard call his men back off the slopes?
(a) He is not one to heed a warning.
(b) He cannot hear the bugler.
(c) He is incompetent.
(d) He is too sure of victory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cornwell say that characters sometimes do?

2. For what does Caillou blame Gudin when they hear shots in the distance?

3. The small man says he is _____________.

4. What does Malan do as Sharpe greets him?

5. Why is Caillou furious?

(see the answer key)

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