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

2. What are the troops spotted doing?
(a) Converging on the convent.
(b) Reconnoitering the far side of the town.
(c) Preparing to attack the castle.
(d) Coming over the mountain pass.

3. What does Nairn tell Sharpe at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) About the capture of Andrados.
(b) That sergeant Hakeswill is in the area.
(c) That his brother has been killed.
(d) That Hogan has been taken capture.

4. What begins to arrive after Sharpe and his group have the hostages?
(a) Some of the nuns from the convent.
(b) Reinforcements.
(c) The men holding the town.
(d) Some of the townspeople who were hiding.

5. Who wins the fight at the gatehouse?
(a) The British.
(b) The French.
(c) No one.
(d) Pot-au-Fea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is General Nairn?

2. Who favors the type of attack the French forces leader favors?

3. Who escapes that upsets Sharpe?

4. What does Sharpe see in the convent?

5. What happens to the soldiers who accompany Lady Farthingdale?

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