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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Gibbons related to Simmerson?
(a) His son.
(b) His son-in-law.
(c) His nephew.
(d) His cousin.

2. In which country did Lawford and Sharpe serve together?
(a) West Indies.
(b) France.
(c) India.
(d) Spain.

3. What does Simmerson challenge Sharpe to train his troops to do?
(a) Run a four minute mile.
(b) Shoot three rounds a minute.
(c) Speak Spanish in two weeks.
(d) Tailor their own uniforms.

4. Which of Sharpe's friends dies in Chapter Eight?
(a) Sir Arthur Wellesey
(b) General Hogan.
(c) Captain Lennox.
(d) Sergeant Harper.

5. Why does Harper go to the river in this section?
(a) To fish.
(b) To bathe.
(c) To swim.
(d) To wash his clothes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the French light infantry?

3. Who interrupts Sharpe's line of thinking in Chapter Seven?

4. What does Harper use to clean out Sharpe's wound?

5. For what is Sharpe looking in the town before he meets a lieutenant from the South Essex?

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