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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The troops waiting for what at the beginning of Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Battle.
(b) General Wellesley's arrival.
(c) The executions.
(d) The King's arrival.

2. Who tells Sharpe he will ruin his career?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Gibbons.
(c) Simmerson.
(d) Wellesey.

3. Of what does the author say many will die in the days ahead?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Gangrene.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Consumption.

4. How do the Spanish provoke the French in this section?
(a) They give them the finger.
(b) They fire at them.
(c) They call them names.
(d) They charge at them.

5. Wellesey is wise in the ways of what?
(a) Spanish culture.
(b) Women.
(c) Diplomacy.
(d) The commoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does General Hill try to raise the morale of the troops?

2. What does Harper say to start the British charge?

3. What is Sterritt's rank in the army?

4. Which of Sharpe's friends dies in Chapter Eight?

5. What did Lawford teach Sharpe?

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