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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Who interrupts Sharpe's line of thinking in Chapter Seven?
(a) Simmmerson.
(b) Pendleton.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Harper.

4. What does Sharpe order his soldiers to use as a target?
(a) An oak tree.
(b) A fence post.
(c) Their stocks.
(d) Simmerson's tent.

5. For what is Sharpe looking in the town before he meets a lieutenant from the South Essex?
(a) A manuscript.
(b) A beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) A water fountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Spanish march over the bridge?

2. How is Gibbons related to Simmerson?

3. In which country did Lawford and Sharpe serve together?

4. What did Lawford teach Sharpe?

5. In which city did Josefina meet Gibbons?

(see the answer key)

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