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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which member of his family does Simmerson say he will write?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His cousin.

2. Where does Simmerson want to send Sharpe?
(a) The West Indies.
(b) India.
(c) China.
(d) Singapore.

3. How does the author describe the priest's Spanish?
(a) Fluent.
(b) Awful.
(c) Passable.
(d) Basic.

4. What have the Spanish decided to do rather than fight?
(a) Drink.
(b) Make friends.
(c) Eat.
(d) Sleep.

5. Who does Sharpe think will want to revenge him?
(a) Simmerson.
(b) Hogan.
(c) Josephina.
(d) Gibbons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Sharpe and his men see much of the battlefield?

2. What does Simmerson order his troops to do near the beginning of Chapter Twenty-three?

3. What is Simmerson doing on the hilltop?

4. What does the French officer say Sharpe has one hour to do?

5. In which country is the town of Abrantes ?

(see the answer key)

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