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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 through 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of military leader is Farthingdale?
(a) About average.
(b) Slow thinking.
(c) Flawless.
(d) Incompetent.

2. What has Sharpe lost after the initial French advance?
(a) One third of his men.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Rocket artillery.
(d) Nothing.

3. What was left in the town of Andrados due to a provisioning error?
(a) A huge supply of field rations.
(b) 2000 rifles.
(c) A room full of French uniforms.
(d) A huge amount of black powder.

4. What happens as the British forces are scrambling over the castle's outer walls?
(a) Josefina and Dubreton's wife escape.
(b) The defenders shoot at the attackers.
(c) A series of mines erupt.
(d) Sharpe blows up the gunpowder around the wall.

5. How do the French feel about the British?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Disdain.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is spotted in the distance after the castle is secured?

2. In what direction from the mountain pass is Andrados located?

3. Why doesn't Lord Farthingdale marry Josefina?

4. For what purpose is a hole hacked into a basement wall?

5. What does Pot-au-Fea so when Sharpe reaches the castle?

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