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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the troops spotted doing?
(a) Reconnoitering the far side of the town.
(b) Coming over the mountain pass.
(c) Preparing to attack the castle.
(d) Converging on the convent.

2. What does Sharpe arrange for on the day after Christmas?
(a) A parley with the French.
(b) Sending the rocket arillery back to the base.
(c) A fake withdrawal.
(d) Dinner for the enlisted soldiers.

3. What does General Nairn use to toast his bread?
(a) An iron skillet.
(b) Fireplace tongs.
(c) Chopsticks.
(d) A toasting fork.

4. What does Farthingdale do when he comes outside?
(a) Introduces Josefina as his wife.
(b) Assumes command.
(c) Sits down for tea.
(d) Introduces himself to Dubreton's wife.

5. Who wins the fight at the gatehouse?
(a) Pot-au-Fea.
(b) The British.
(c) No one.
(d) The French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Sharpe decides needs to be done in an assault on Andrados?

2. What happens to the soldiers who accompany Lady Farthingdale?

3. What does Sharpe do with Pot-au-Fea?

4. What do Sharpe and Harper do when they see the British attack faltering?

5. What does Pot-au-Feu allow for the hostage women?

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