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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. Why are Sharpe and Harper concerned about Teresa?
(a) That Hakeswill wants to kill her.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she is held a prisoner.
(d) That she won't be safe during the battle.

2. What makes the British tasks more difficult?
(a) Constant rain and thick mud.
(b) The French running sorties.
(c) The thick trees.
(d) Rocky ground.

3. When did Hakeswill join the army?
(a) When a judge ordered him to join.
(b) When he was drafted.
(c) When he was young.
(d) When he was middle aged.

4. What do the British learn in Chapter 23 that makes them delay the assault for a day?
(a) Rain coming that night.
(b) A weak spot in the curtain wall.
(c) The Spanish are coming to help.
(d) A company of sappers is on their way.

5. Why will the British be throwing bags of hay into the ditch at Ciudad Rodrigo?
(a) To cushion the jumps of soldiers.
(b) To soak up the water.
(c) To soften the hay for the horses.
(d) To build up a wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is selected for the assault on the dam?

2. What has Sharpe been doing under Hogan's command?

3. Where are the French guns located by the breach?

4. What relationship does Sharpe think about when with Teresa?

5. What was Hakeswill's punishment for the crime in question # 76?

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