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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against what does Sharpe lead his men?
(a) The gate keepers.
(b) The small arms fire.
(c) One of the guns.
(d) The French sortie.

2. What do Colonel Lawford and Sharpe discuss in Chapter 2?
(a) The plans for the assault.
(b) Superstitions that soldiers hold.
(c) Religion.
(d) Their marriages.

3. Why does Sharpe think he might not command his company at the next engagement?
(a) He has angered the higher command.
(b) He is too badly wounded.
(c) He is only a captain.
(d) He is only a lieutenant.

4. How do Sharpe and Lawford feel about their individual strengths?
(a) Lawford is smarter than Sharpe.
(b) Shapre is stronger than Lawford.
(c) They have similar strengths.
(d) They complement each other.

5. What type of position does Sharpe's company assume?
(a) Screening.
(b) Forward behind the forlorn hope.
(c) Reserve on the hill.
(d) On the scaling ladders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose side of the war is Teresa helping?

2. What does Hogan say Teresa is still doing?

3. To what rank has Sharpe been gazetted?

4. What is Lawford's status in British society?

5. What are the British soldiers doing in Ciudad Rodrigo after they enter it?

(see the answer key)

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