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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. What does Windham do to Harper?
(a) Sentences him to a flogging.
(b) Has him beaten and court martialed.
(c) Throws him to the French.
(d) Puts him in chains.

2. What do the French do when the British attack?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Turn on them.
(c) Breaks up the ditches the British have dug.
(d) Pushes them into a mined area.

3. Where is Teresa's family's house located in Badajoz?
(a) On the eastern edge.
(b) Near the northern wall.
(c) Near the governor's mansion.
(d) At the center of the city.

4. Why was the Rivillas Stream dammed?
(a) To provide drinking water for the city.
(b) To flood an expanse east of the city.
(c) To make rice paddies.
(d) To water the crops on the west side.

5. What non-soldiers does the Army allow to travel with the baggage train?
(a) Blacksmiths.
(b) Wives, children, and whores.
(c) Nobles who like to watch battles.
(d) Anyone who wants to travel with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Hogan and Sharpe discuss as they ride to Badajoz?

2. What do the British learn in Chapter 23 that makes them delay the assault for a day?

3. How do the two diversionary attacks end up?

4. What does Sharpe order the men to do when the French attack?

5. What does Teresa look like?

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