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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28, 29, and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Sharpe's back heavily scarred?
(a) From a flogging.
(b) It isn't scarred.
(c) From smallpox.
(d) He was hit with shrapnel.

3. Through where does Knowles lead him men into the city?
(a) The left breach.
(b) The city gates.
(c) The citadel.
(d) The dam fortress.

4. In Chapter 8, what begins to arrive for the battalion?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Messages.
(c) Supplies.
(d) Reinforcements.

5. What is the force going to the dam supposed to do?
(a) Set explosive charges.
(b) Unleash the gates.
(c) Dig through the dike.
(d) Kill the company guarding the dam.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Against whom does Sharpe swear vengeance?

3. Why does Wellington believe he must take Badajoz immediately?

4. What does Matthews present to Sharpe?

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

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