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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bampfylde do the night before his duel with Sharpe?
(a) Gets drunk.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Gets married.
(d) Quits the military.

2. What are the British getting ready to do at the beginning of this book?
(a) Invade Toulouse.
(b) Surround Paris.
(c) Invade the African coast.
(d) Accept terms from Spain.

3. What does Sharpe expect will happen when he is shipped out?
(a) He will be put in a new unit.
(b) He will be promoted.
(c) He will go home.
(d) He will be mustered out.

4. What do Sharpe and his friends plan to do in Bordeaux?
(a) Go to the market square.
(b) Get a room in the tavern.
(c) Find a wife for Frederickson.
(d) Board a ship.

5. Who do Sharpe and Frederickson meet near Bordeaux's gates?
(a) Sergeant Harper.
(b) Captain Peter d'Alembord.
(c) Sergeant Challon.
(d) General Nurenberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe believe Jane is doing with his money?

2. What is Sharpe's and Frederickson's status after being detained?

3. How does d'Alembord feel when he takes his leave of Jane?

4. Why does Sharpe continue to wear his tattered uniform?

5. What type of boots does Sharpe wear with his uniform?

(see the answer key)

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