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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2, 3, and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, along with Harper, enjoys the crowds?
(a) Isabelle.
(b) Maggie Joyce.
(c) Anne.
(d) Sharpe.

2. For how many men is the second battalion drawing rations?
(a) 30.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 700.
(d) 2,500.

3. Who is Lord Simon Fenner?
(a) Secretary of the State of Readiness.
(b) Secretary to Admirals Nelson and Leighton.
(c) Secretary of State at War.
(d) The leader of the house of Lords.

4. What is odd about Chelmsford?
(a) It is deserted.
(b) It is celebrating the end of the war a little prematurely.
(c) It is all on fire.
(d) It is packed with hundreds of recruits.

5. What does one of the men following Sharpe tell him?
(a) The man refuses to talk.
(b) That he was hired by Sharpe's ex-wife to kill him.
(c) That he was supposed to just follow Sharpe.
(d) That he was hired by a soldier to kill Sharpe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the play about that Sharpe and Harper attend?

2. What does the person who is asked about the second battalion say?

3. What does Sharpe give Maggie?

4. Who is deeply in debt to Lord Fenner?

5. Why does a crowd gather at the end of the play?

(see the answer key)

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