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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. Why has Lady Farthingdale come to Andrados?
(a) It is her home.
(b) To visit her sister.
(c) To recover from illness in the mountain air.
(d) For a pilgrimage.

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

3. What nationality is General Nairn?
(a) Irish.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Spanish.
(d) British.

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

5. Why does the Colonel keep Lady Farthingdale safe?
(a) He doesn't believe in harming civilians.
(b) So he can have her to himself.
(c) To be used as a hostage.
(d) She bribes him with money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong physically with General Nairn at the beginning of the book?

2. Who is the head of the army which subdues Andrados?

3. What does General Nairn use to toast his bread?

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

5. Why did the Peer choose Frenada as winter headquarters?

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