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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven and Chapter Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the witnesses against Sharpe say they used to identify him?
(a) His large, straight sword.
(b) His sword and his walk.
(c) His boot prints.
(d) His height.

2. Why doesn't Wellington execute Sharpe?
(a) He promised Sharpe's wife.
(b) He doesn't beleive in the death penalty.
(c) He knows that he is innocent.
(d) He needs Sharpe to fight the French.

3. What does the Mother Superior ask Sharpe to do when he meets her?
(a) To bring some water.
(b) To wait until the morning.
(c) To leave the convent.
(d) To cut some firewood.

4. For what did Ducos use Helene in the past?
(a) Spying.
(b) As an escort.
(c) To help him advance.
(d) To murder English soldiers.

5. Where is Sharpe placed in Chapter 6 after he is arrested?
(a) A holding room.
(b) He's under house arrest.
(c) In the stockade.
(d) The dungeon at the governor's palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Lt. Colonel Leroy hold in the South Essex Battalion?

2. What does the court deny Sharpe in his request about being hung?

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

4. What will happen to Sharpe if he is found guilty?

5. In Chapter 3 what does Harper think Sharpe might do that worries Harper?

(see the answer key)

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