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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 William Lawford?
(a) The Prince Regent's bodyguard.
(b) A former commander of the South Essex.
(c) A man with whom Sharpe grew up on the streets.
(d) The Prince Regent's advisor.

2. From where is the recruiter reimbursed for the costs of the drinks he buys potential recruits?
(a) He takes it out of his own pocket.
(b) The recruits' enlistment bonus payments.
(c) Lord Fenner.
(d) A special recruiting fund.

3. What does Anne tell Sharpe?
(a) That Fenner is highly impressed by Sharpe.
(b) That Lawford has betrayed him.
(c) That Fenner is out for Harper.
(d) That Fenner plans to have Sharpe exposed as a traitor.

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

5. What does Harper do?
(a) Runs.
(b) Climbs a tree.
(c) Goes to ground in the mud.
(d) Refuses to participate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What color are the books that have accounting in them for the recruiting scheme?

4. Who escapes while Sharpe is talking with Jane?

5. What does Harper and Sharpe capture in the battle Sharpe is describing?

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