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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the father of Teresa's child?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) Hogan.
(c) Her husband, Antonio.
(d) A French soldier who raped her.

2. Why does Wellington launch two suicidal attacks?
(a) To pin down the French defenders.
(b) To make the French know he is serious.
(c) To take the citadel.
(d) To kill off some undesirables.

3. Where is Teresa's daughter staying?
(a) At her uncle's house.
(b) At Teresa's mother's house.
(c) At a convent.
(d) At her sister's house.

4. About what is Sharpe questioned at the war council?
(a) His judgment on the breaches.
(b) Where the French are located.
(c) Why the attack on the dam failed.
(d) How to scale the northern wall.

5. What does Sharpe find when he returns to the baggage area?
(a) Two packs are missing.
(b) Someone has broken into some of the packs.
(c) Harper is drunk.
(d) The mules' paniers are strewed about the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sharpe summoned to his old company?

2. Where are six external fortresses placed in Badajoz?

3. What is Sharpe looking for as he wanders Ciudad Rodrigo?

4. What is in the very center of Badajoz?

5. What does Wellington believe about Badajoz?

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