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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 does Dubreton do when he comes up to Sharpe?
(a) Laughs at him.
(b) Slaps him on the back.
(c) Shakes his hand.
(d) Salutes him.

2. How does Pierre Ducos appear to Sharpe?
(a) Offensive and insubordinate.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Curious.
(d) Gracious.

3. What do the British leaders attend on Christmas day?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A war council.
(c) A Christmas church service.
(d) A dinner with the French leaders.

4. What does Nairn decide about Sharpe's information?
(a) Sharpe was incompetent.
(b) The women must be rescued.
(c) It is too little for any kind of judgment.
(d) There is nothing that can be done.

5. What type of casualties do the French take from their second attack on the castle?
(a) Thirty percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Very few.
(d) Fifty percent of the French were killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sharpe and his companions after they pledge to help each other?

2. With what is most of the basement in the convent filled?

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

4. What does Sharpe notice about the new weapons under his command?

5. What nationality is General Nairn?

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