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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. What does Sharpe order from Irati for his men?
(a) New muskets.
(b) A special Christmas dinner.
(c) Extra ammo.
(d) Barrels.

2. What does Sharpe order Smith to do?
(a) Keep his men from drinking.
(b) Watch for the other French garrison.
(c) Dig trenches on the east side of Irati.
(d) Retreat in two hours.

3. Who granted Gudin his eagle?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) No one.
(c) He found it.
(d) It is a griffon, not an eagle.

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

5. Why won't Gudin ride his horse?
(a) The horse is ill.
(b) The horse is lame.
(c) His lieutenant is ill and riding the horse.
(d) The horse is in an advanced stage of pregnancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gudin tell Sharpe after they embrace?

2. What does Sharpe feel as he is marching to Irati that evening?

3. Why does Sharpe think it cruel to fire at the unprotected French soldiers?

4. Why does Gudin not think the Sharpe he is about to encounter is the same one he met in India?

5. What does Lucille ask Sharpe if he misses?

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