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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24 through 30 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who leads the company of mixed rifles going with Sharpe?
(a) Paddy O'Brien.
(b) Hewellt Galwind.
(c) Captain Johnson.
(d) William Frederickson.

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

4. Why does the Colonel keep Lady Farthingdale safe?
(a) He doesn't believe in harming civilians.
(b) So he can have her to himself.
(c) She bribes him with money.
(d) To be used as a hostage.

5. What does Sharpe notice as he is in the convent?
(a) That it is barely standing.
(b) The lack of religious artifacts.
(c) The fact that there are no nuns to be seen.
(d) Its structure and tactical points.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 22 what kind of French force advances on the castle?

2. What does Sharpe do when the French are fifty yards from the trench?

3. Of what is the army that captures Andrados in the Prologue comprised?

4. Why was Sharpe flogged in India?

5. What does Sharpe arrange for on the day after Christmas?

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