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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Christmas p. 38-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe command?
(a) A squad of specialized sharpshooters.
(b) A company of reservists.
(c) No one at the moment.
(d) A battalion of redcoats.

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

3. Where are Sharpe's riflemen hidden?
(a) In Irati.
(b) Among the rocks above the barrels.
(c) In a stand of trees.
(d) In trenches along the west side of the road.

4. What do two of the volumes of Gudin's diaries concern?
(a) His deceased wife.
(b) His deceased sons.
(c) The only successful campaign he has carried out.
(d) Gudin's time in India.

5. What does Cornwell say that characters sometimes do?
(a) Take a life of their own.
(b) Evolve into someone different.
(c) Live long, peaceful lives after intense fighting as young adults.
(d) Die when it seems unnecessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the French desperate to escape?

2. What happens when some Frenchmen kick over a barrel?

3. What does the bugler do under Sharpe's orders?

4. What does Sharpe look for when he walks north?

5. What does Caillou know Gudin will do?

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