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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Wellesley blame for the defeat?
(a) Simmerson.
(b) Gibbons.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Shapre.

2. Who will pick the men to be punished?
(a) The captains.
(b) Simmerson.
(c) The generals.
(d) Josephina.

3. What kind of animal is the priest riding?
(a) A camel.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A horse.
(d) A donkey.

4. What does Harper say the ox-carts axles creak like?
(a) Women.
(b) Banshees.
(c) Babies.
(d) Wolves.

5. What does Simmerson say will happen to sixty men at 6pm?
(a) They will be sent home.
(b) They will be sent out scouting.
(c) They will be flogged.
(d) They will be shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sharpe and his men capture from the French in Chapter Nine?

2. To whom is Sharpe talking at the beginning of Chapter Eleven?

3. Who tells Sharpe he will ruin his career?

4. How does the author describe the priest's Spanish?

5. Where does Chapter Thirteen take place?

(see the answer key)

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