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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sharpe pass his time in Spain in Chapter 1?
(a) Guarding the baggage train.
(b) Getting married.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Thinking about his past.

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

3. What do Teresa and Sharpe talk about on the way to Badajoz?
(a) Her family.
(b) The French and Napoleon.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Marriage.

4. What does Hogan say Teresa is still doing?
(a) Sewing military uniforms.
(b) Running a bed and breakfast.
(c) Guerrilla warfare.
(d) Prostitution.

5. What are the British soldiers doing in Ciudad Rodrigo after they enter it?
(a) Taking French prisoners.
(b) Noting.
(c) Burning it.
(d) Pillaging it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ensign Matthews?

2. With whom has Sharpe begun a new romance in England?

3. In what city is the place where Teresa's daughter is staying?

4. Why are Sharpe and Harper happy about what their company will be doing in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo?

5. How does the encounter with the man in question # 65 affect Sharpe?

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