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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 is one question Bernard Cornwell is often asked about Richard Sharpe?
(a) If he ever reclaims his daughter.
(b) If he finally emigrated to the United States.
(c) If he lived a long life.
(d) If he actually settled down in Normandy.

2. From what disaster are some of the men at the Fort at Ochagavia taking refuge?
(a) Borodino.
(b) Kulm.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Vitoria.

3. Who is Ensign Nicholls?
(a) The man who interrupts the argument.
(b) The man who knocks Sharpe over the head.
(c) The man who insists on a court martial for Harper.
(d) The man who is in love with Sharpe's cousin.

4. With whose forces is Sharpe fighting in "Sharpe's Christmas"?
(a) British.
(b) Italian.
(c) Dutch.
(d) French.

5. Who is one of the first officers to spot Richard Sharpe's potential?
(a) The Duke of Wellington.
(b) Colonel Gudin.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Colonel Price.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war in 1799 is the context of "Sharpe's Christmas"?

2. What Sharpe book does "Sharpe's Ransom" follow?

3. Who is Lucille Castineau?

4. How long is it until Christmas?

5. What does Cornwell say that characters sometimes do?

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