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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Peer choose Frenada as winter headquarters?
(a) It has plenty of food for the troops.
(b) Has the best fox hunting in the area.
(c) It is near the French border.
(d) It is sheltered by the mountains.

2. What do Sharpe and Harper do when they see the British attack faltering?
(a) Shoot Farthingdale.
(b) Call a retreat.
(c) Lead a counter attack.
(d) Sneak into the castle through a tunnel.

3. Who summons Captain Sharpe in Chapter 1?
(a) General Nairn.
(b) Viscount Wellington.
(c) Colonel Johnson.
(d) Major Hogan.

4. Why does Lord Farthingdale take command of the forces when he arrives?
(a) He hates Sharpe.
(b) He is the ranking person there.
(c) He wants his gold back.
(d) He wants to impress Josefina.

5. What lies on either side of the road that runs out of the pass?
(a) A fortress and a convent.
(b) A fortress and sheer cliffs.
(c) A river and a convent.
(d) Waterfalls and a fortress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sharpe go when he arrives at Andrados?

2. Where does Sharpe go at the beginning of Chapter 1 to get out of the cold?

3. Of what does much of the talk between the French and the British consist?

4. What does Sharpe do with the newly arrived unit?

5. What does Sharpe notice as he is in the convent?

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