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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6, and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is failing at his basic tasks?
(a) Colonel Nairn.
(b) Captail d'Alembord.
(c) Lord Fenner.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel Girdwood.

2. What does Nairn think Sharpe should do?
(a) Retire.
(b) Accept a position as aide de camp to Wellington.
(c) Investigate the second battalion.
(d) Accept a position as army liaision to Admiral Nelson.

3. Why does Sharpe note about the medical certification of the recruits?
(a) It is not done by a magistrate.
(b) It is not done by the recruiting doctor, but rather by his assistant.
(c) It is very lax.
(d) It is very rigorous.

4. What battle is Sharpe asked to describe?
(a) Freire's Bridge.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Vitoria.

5. What does Sharpe decide to do?
(a) Call upon the nobleman and ask for his assistance.
(b) Decline the meeting with the nobleman.
(c) Return back to France immediately.
(d) Travel posthaste to London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is summoned to account for the missing battalion recruits?

2. How do Harper and Sharpe make their way through the countryside?

3. What happens when Marriott speaks up about the dog?

4. With whom does Sharpe have a discussion about his regiment?

5. What is the unit designation on the enlistment forms?

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