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

2. What happens to the soldiers who accompany Lady Farthingdale?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They are taken prisoner.
(c) They desert her.
(d) They are murdered.

3. Who has sent the troop that Sharpe is told to command?
(a) King George.
(b) Viscount Wellington.
(c) The Prince of Orange.
(d) The Prince Regent.

4. Who is the head of the army which subdues Andrados?
(a) Pot-au-Feu.
(b) Phillip de Phillipe.
(c) Charles de la Fetelels.
(d) General Rodriquez.

5. Where are the English troops heading in the Prologue?
(a) Towards Portugal.
(b) Towards England.
(c) Towards Madrid.
(d) Towards an invasion of France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lies on either side of the road that runs out of the pass?

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

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

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

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

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