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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 through 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frederickson bring with him when he advances on the convent?
(a) Most of the fighting men.
(b) Two squads of cavalry.
(c) The rocket battalion.
(d) Nothing.

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

3. What is Sharpe supposed to do with the troops to which he has been assigned?
(a) Drill, parade and train them.
(b) Take them to the French border.
(c) Keep them from killing the British.
(d) Learn how to use their weapons.

4. What kind of evidence is around the town?
(a) Evidence of starvation and lack of water.
(b) Evidence of theft of British army material.
(c) Evidence of murder, torture and mass rape.
(d) Of destruction of many buildings.

5. What do the French emphasize about the British forces?
(a) Their lack of supplies.
(b) Their lack of reinforcements.
(c) Their small numbers.
(d) Their incompetency.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Chaplain General ask Nairn to do?

3. What does Farthingdale wonder about the French?

4. What type of troop is Sharpe put in command?

5. What kind of weapon does Sharpe find in the basement?

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