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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. What does Windham realize about punishing Harper?
(a) It got the men ready for battle.
(b) It should have been done in private.
(c) It was the right thing to do.
(d) It was a mistake.

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

3. What do Hogan and Sharpe discuss as they ride to Badajoz?
(a) Religion.
(b) Women.
(c) Strategy and tactics.
(d) The French military.

4. What do Hogan and Sharpe first discuss when they meet in Chapter 1?
(a) The impending assault of Ciudad Rodrigo.
(b) The new company commander.
(c) Hogan's marriage.
(d) Sharpe's romance.

5. With whom has Sharpe begun a new romance in England?
(a) Jane Gibbons.
(b) Victoria Standhope.
(c) Teresa Constantina.
(d) Sarah Worthington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the British do with the captured bastion?

2. Who is Ensign Matthews?

3. What does Hakeswill spend his time thinking about during the assault preparations?

4. How long has Leroy known Sharpe?

5. What is happening in the cathedral?

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