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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of troop is Sharpe put in command?
(a) An infantry regiment.
(b) Rocket artillery.
(c) The scouts and sharpshooters.
(d) A rifle company.

2. What is the name of General Nairn's valet?
(a) Chatsworth.
(b) Bumley.
(c) Farnsdale.
(d) Whetherby.

3. What is wrong physically with General Nairn at the beginning of the book?
(a) He has a headache.
(b) He has the flu.
(c) He has a broken arm.
(d) He has a cold.

4. Where does the army that conquered Andrados go when they finish subduing the town?
(a) It doesn't say where they go.
(b) No where, they settle in for winter.
(c) They go to meet up with the Spanish guerrillas.
(d) They go to meet up with other French forces.

5. What does the army that conquered Andrados do in the town?
(a) Make all the residents leave.
(b) Kill all the residents.
(c) Sack and loot it.
(d) Burn it down.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location is the Prologue set?

2. What is Sharpe supposed to do with the troops to which he has been assigned?

3. What does the person from question #14 say first to Sharpe?

4. With whom is Spain at war during this novel?

5. Why does the Colonel keep Lady Farthingdale safe?

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