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

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

3. Where is Sharpe in this story?
(a) Southern England.
(b) India.
(c) Near London.
(d) Normandy.

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

5. What Sharpe book does "Sharpe's Ransom" follow?
(a) Sharpe's Rifles.
(b) Sharpe's Tigers.
(c) Sharpe's Christmas.
(d) Sharpe's Waterloo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opportunity will Sharpe offer the French?

2. What does Gudin tell Sharpe after they embrace?

3. What does Lorcet order Sharpe to do?

4. What is one question Bernard Cornwell is often asked about Richard Sharpe?

5. What does Sharpe send D'Alembord to do in the south?

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