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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen and Chapter Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Sharpe remind La Marquesa?
(a) That he will not hesitate to kill her if she does not cooperate.
(b) That he is going by the name of Vaughn.
(c) That he once asked her to marry him.
(d) That her husband is held captive.

2. Why can't the Spanish observers see the prisoner being hung?
(a) It is done inside the church courtyard.
(b) It is done inside the prison.
(c) It is done at night.
(d) They are too far away.

3. How does Angel get away from El Matarife's man?
(a) Running.
(b) On a wagon.
(c) Riding behind Sharpe.
(d) On Carbine.

4. What causes El Matarife and the Partisans to run?
(a) Sharpe wounding El Matarife.
(b) The rumor of the British arriving.
(c) An explosion of their gunpowder stores.
(d) French lancers rushing into the village.

5. What does Hacha think will happen to Spain because of the Sharpe incident?
(a) It will become a world power again.
(b) It won't affect Spain at all.
(c) It will become even more corrupt.
(d) It will be conquered by England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wellington have a special connection with Sharpe?

2. Why can't Sharpe buy anything?

3. Why does Harper worry about Sharpe?

4. In what castle's dungeon is Sharpe languishing?

5. What do the Spanish think about Sharpe being sentenced to hanging?

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