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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Ransom p. 57-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. Where will Sharpe's men cover the west road?
(a) Marseilles.
(b) Irati.
(c) Ochagavia.
(d) Brest.

5. When does Sharpe estimate the French will arrive?
(a) He does not think the French will be coming.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Christmas Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do the two men argue?

2. What attack is the French army attempting to repel?

3. What is the state of England in Sharpe's Ransom?

4. For what does Caillou blame Gudin when they hear shots in the distance?

5. What does Sharpe hope to avoid this Christmas Eve?

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