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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty Six and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sharpe threaten the Mother Superior?
(a) That he will shoot her.
(b) That his soldiers will overrun the convent.
(c) That he will burn them out.
(d) That he will disrupt the entire convent.

2. Why does Joseph Bonaparte need this victory?
(a) To conquer Portugal.
(b) To impress a potential wife.
(c) To secure his throne.
(d) To get back into the good graces of the Spanish people.

3. To where does Helene want to go?
(a) To England.
(b) To Madrid.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To Burgos.

4. Why does an English sergeant jerk on the prisoner's legs?
(a) To take his shoes.
(b) To straighten out his trousers.
(c) To keep him from falling.
(d) To snap his neck.

5. Topographically, where is the convent located?
(a) On a river bend.
(b) Near the Haceinte forest.
(c) In a city.
(d) At the highest point in a series of hills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helene's husband feel about her letter to him in Chapter 5?

2. Who do the men think Sharpe is when he arrives?

3. Why is Sharpe glad his horse has a long tail?

4. How does the prosecutor portray Sharpe?

5. Who does Sharpe almost encounter as he is walking?

(see the answer key)

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