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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 are both men unable to do?
(a) Stop coughing.
(b) Stop laughing.
(c) Stop sneezing.
(d) Kill the animal.

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

3. With whom is Richard Sharpe kneeling at the end of a field?
(a) Patrick Harper.
(b) Ensign Gudin.
(c) Ensign Nicholls.
(d) Colonel Hogan.

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

5. How long was each story originally supposed to be?
(a) 45,000 words.
(b) 12,000 words.
(c) 6,000 words.
(d) 22,000 words.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Cornwell say commissioned the Sharpe stories originally?

3. Where will Sharpe's men cover the west road?

4. What does Cornwell say he never expected?

5. Of what is Colonel Gudin's career full?

(see the answer key)

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