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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. Who are Weller and Marriott?
(a) The Lord and his chatelaine over that village.
(b) Two men who sign up at the same time as Sharpe and Harper.
(c) The other 2 recruiters with whom Sharpe's group meets up.
(d) The Lord and his son over that village.

2. 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) The aliases Sharpe and Harper assume as recruits.
(d) Two men who refuse to sign up at the last moment.

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

4. What does Sharpe decide to let his enemies think?
(a) That he has fled to the United States.
(b) He does not care what his enemies think.
(c) That he is dead.
(d) That he has returned to France.

5. What does Nairn suggest that outrages Sharpe?
(a) That the men of the first battalion be dispersed.
(b) That Sharpe's men be given early releases and the unit disbanded.
(c) That Sharpe's men were playing it safe in the last battle.
(d) That Sharpe become a spy in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where is the recruiter reimbursed for the costs of the drinks he buys potential recruits?

2. What does Sharpe decide to do?

3. What seems likely about Sharpe and Jane?

4. What has been happening to the men who have been recruited for the second battalion?

5. Whose numbers are seriously depleted after the conflict?

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