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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 does Frederickson repel at the watch tower?
(a) French dragoons.
(b) A French battering ram.
(c) A massed French attack.
(d) A small French reconnaissance force.

2. What does Sharpe discover about Hakeswill after the convent is secured?
(a) He is in one of the holding cells.
(b) He was never there.
(c) He has escaped.
(d) He is dead.

3. What type of attack does the French commander favor?
(a) Having someone on the inside open the gates.
(b) An attack en masse.
(c) Burning the castle.
(d) Guerrilla type warfare.

4. What does Sharpe think as he watches Farthington's preparations?
(a) Something is terrible amiss.
(b) It is to noisy outside.
(c) Farthingdale should not leave.
(d) There isn't enough food for a Christmas dinner.

5. How would an artillery unit get to the castle?
(a) Men pushing the cannons.
(b) Drawn by mules.
(c) On horse drawn wagons.
(d) They would be unable to negotiate the steep road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of wound does Farthingdale receive?

2. What is bandaged on Farthingdale when he comes outside?

3. What does Sharpe do with the forces he has at his disposal?

4. What does Sharpe think of the situation as he watches the action?

5. What does Sharpe and his group do before locating Lady Farthingdale?

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