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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Ransom p. 67-79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe think would make a nice Christmas present for his battalion?
(a) The quick surrender of the French.
(b) The new muskets the French are carrying.
(c) More women in the area.
(d) A French Eagle.

2. Where did Malan serve during the Napoleonic Wars?
(a) He was not in the military.
(b) As a colonel in the French Imperial Guard.
(c) As an ensign on a British ship.
(d) As a sergeant in France's Imperial Guard.

3. What does Ensign Nicholls tell Sharpe?
(a) The French have regrouped near Irita.
(b) General Picard is offering to surrender.
(c) The other French are arriving.
(d) The French are running away.

4. What does Lucille say she will cook Sharpe?
(a) A pie.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A roast duck.
(d) A goose.

5. What does Picard tell Santon about Gudin?
(a) Gudin is totally incompetent.
(b) Gudin is unlucky.
(c) Gudin is a better soldier than many know.
(d) Gudin is a good man though misguided.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Gudin ride his horse?

2. What would cause Sharpe serious problems?

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

4. What did Ducos say Sharpe would know?

5. How long does Sharpe say it will take to clean the rust off?

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