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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9, 10, and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person from question #14 say first to Sharpe?
(a) He tells him he is due for leave.
(b) He chews him out for an infraction.
(c) He tells him about his family.
(d) He praises his past performances.

2. What do Sharpe and Harper look at when surveying the convent?
(a) Where the nuns might be hidden.
(b) The beautiful art.
(c) For any tunnel out of the convent.
(d) Look at it for tactical defense.

3. Who is Lady Farthingdale in reality?
(a) A French spy.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A Spanish noblewoman.
(d) The wife of another lord.

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

5. What does Sharpe and his group do before locating Lady Farthingdale?
(a) Burn the governor's house.
(b) Remove Hakeswill.
(c) Attack the guards.
(d) Find Hogan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the troop Sharpe is now commanding sent there by the person in question #20?

3. What type of terrain does Sharpe have to cross to get to Andrados?

4. Where are the English troops heading in the Prologue?

5. What does Lord Farthingdale do after he assumes command?

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