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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the French officer say Sharpe has one hour to do?
(a) Get ready for another battle.
(b) Tend to the wounded.
(c) Call in reinforcements.
(d) Leave the area.

2. How does Sharpe prevent the French from attacking in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) He tricks them into believing they have been spotted.
(b) He kills the lead French officer.
(c) He screams to alert the British.
(d) He shoots his musket to alert the British.

3. What does the French officer say the British are unlucky to have?
(a) Colonel Simmerson.
(b) British food.
(c) Arthur Wellesey.
(d) The Spanish troops.

4. What eventually helps the French to advance on the British in this section?
(a) They shoot General Hill.
(b) The Spanish run away.
(c) A reserve French force.
(d) The British run out of cannonballs.

5. How does Sharpe almost die in this section?
(a) Simmerson tries to shoot him with his rifle.
(b) Hill tries to stab him.
(c) Gibbons tries to trample him with his horse.
(d) A French officer strikes him with his sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sharpe promise Hogan he won't harm?

2. Who does Sharpe see sneaking through the darkness in this section?

3. Who goes with Sharpe and Hogan to help Josefina?

4. What does Wellesey say people think he is running instead of an army?

5. What part of his body has one of the deserters lost?

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