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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe do after setting the charges?
(a) He pushes on to the fortress.
(b) He returns to Windham.
(c) He hides in the boulders near the dam.
(d) He retreats.

2. Why are Sharpe and Harper happy about what their company will be doing in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo?
(a) They will get to go first.
(b) The company will be held in reserve.
(c) They are taking the west wall, the lowest part of the wall.
(d) They won't be in the first assault wave.

3. What does Hakeswill confiscate of Harper's?
(a) His seven-barrel gun.
(b) His bayonet.
(c) His horse.
(d) His rifle.

4. Who does Sharpe suspect of stealing?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Rymer.
(c) Harper.
(d) Hakeswill.

5. Where are the French guns located by the breach?
(a) Right in the middle of it.
(b) They are turned in the opposite direction.
(c) To the left side.
(d) Near the ends of the breach.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hakeswill join the army?

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

3. Why are the men of Sharpe's old company not doing their job?

4. What do Hogan and Sharpe first discuss when they meet in Chapter 1?

5. What non-soldiers does the Army allow to travel with the baggage train?

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