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

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

3. What would cause Sharpe serious problems?
(a) If it starts snowing again.
(b) If it gets foggy late in the day as it's been doing.
(c) If his men decide to kidnap some of the French women.
(d) If the French brigade and garrison were to attack together.

4. At what does Caillou fume?
(a) The wine was lost.
(b) Gudin calls a halt early in the day.
(c) Gudin's delay.
(d) It is Christmas, and they are not home in France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the surgeon claim about Maria?

2. Where is a French garrison located?

3. To whom is the telescope inscribed through which Sharpe is looking?

4. What does D'Alembord think of Sharpe?

5. Who commands the piquet on the south road?

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