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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Girdwood wear his mustache?
(a) Long handlebars.
(b) Clipped short.
(c) Tarred.
(d) He has not mustache.

2. Where is the second battalion of Sharpe's regiment?
(a) Enroute from England.
(b) In Southern France.
(c) In England.
(d) A thousand leagues north of their position.

3. What did the owner of the bar teach Sharpe?
(a) How to survive on the streets.
(b) How to spot a card cheat.
(c) How to play whist.
(d) How to read.

4. Who are Dick Vaughn and Paddy O'Keefe?
(a) Two corporals with the recruiter.
(b) Two highway brigands who try to accost Harper and Sharpe.
(c) Two men who refuse to sign up at the last moment.
(d) The aliases Sharpe and Harper assume as recruits.

5. Why does a crowd gather at the end of the play?
(a) To greet the Prince of Orange.
(b) To acknowledge Sharpe and Harper's attendance.
(c) To greet the Prince of Wales.
(d) To pay homage to the king, who has made an appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe notice about the enlistment process?

2. For how many men is the second battalion drawing rations?

3. Who does Girdwood hate?

4. How are the recruits documented?

5. What does Lynch do to Weller's dog?

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