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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sharpe's Ransom p. 89-97.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What promise does Lucille make to Lorcet?
(a) Sharpe will kill him for sure.
(b) She will make sure he gets the gold.
(c) Sharpe will be back.
(d) Father Defoy will be there shortly.

2. What happens when some Frenchmen kick over a barrel?
(a) The barrel's staves break and the wine spills.
(b) It explodes.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The wine leaks out.

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

4. What does Lucille cook for Challon and his two hussars?
(a) Duck.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Bacon and eggs.
(d) Gruel.

5. What are both men unable to do?
(a) Stop sneezing.
(b) Kill the animal.
(c) Stop laughing.
(d) Stop coughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tall man with hussar pigtails carrying?

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

3. To what does Caillou object?

4. Who is the Crapaud that Sharpe serves under in India?

5. Where does Sharpe lock the men who held Lucille and Patrick hostage?

(see the answer key)

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