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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is presented as slightly confused but enthusiastic about military matters?
(a) The Prince of Orange.
(b) The Duke of York.
(c) The Duke of Orange.
(d) The Prince of Wales.

2. In what are the men on the island initially drilled?
(a) Parade and marching.
(b) Artillery.
(c) Sapper work.
(d) Rifles and bayonets.

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

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

5. Who does Sharpe meet that evening?
(a) The Dowager Queen.
(b) Sir Drakeson.
(c) Anne Camoynes.
(d) Lucy Basehall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe and his group do when they go to Foulness?

2. What kind of proof does Sharpe find against Girdwood?

3. What does Sharpe notice about the enlistment process?

4. What does Girdwood decide to do about Harper?

5. Where do the men head eventually?

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