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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Christmas (pp. 11-21).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does CeCe Mot do?
(a) Leads Sharpe to Napoleon in Sharpe's Waterloo.
(b) Encourages Cornwell to write "Sharpe's Ransom."
(c) Hides Sharpe's daughter from him.
(d) Converts old newspapers into computer files.

2. About what do the two men argue?
(a) Who is the better shot.
(b) Who will perform the task.
(c) Whether the French are coming soon.
(d) Who is the sicker man.

3. Who does Cornwell say commissioned the Sharpe stories originally?
(a) His mother.
(b) His former English professor.
(c) His best friend who is an editor.
(d) Daily Mail.

4. Who is CeCe Motz?
(a) A young woman Sharpe meets in Sharpe's Waterloo.
(b) An editor for the book company that publishes Sharpe's books.
(c) Sharpe's daughter's guardian.
(d) Cornwell's assistant.

5. What war in 1799 is the context of "Sharpe's Christmas"?
(a) The War of the Roses.
(b) The Boxer Rebellion.
(c) The Battle of Waterloo.
(d) The Mysore War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cornwell say he never expected?

2. What does Cornwell say that characters sometimes do?

3. Who will cover the east road?

4. About what is Ensign Nicholls enthusiastic?

5. Who is the Peer's Chief of Intelligence?

(see the answer key)

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