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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sharpe feel before his duel with Bampfylde?
(a) Excited.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Angry.

2. Why does Napoleon want to hide his treasure?
(a) He fears he may lose the war.
(b) He is angry at his wife.
(c) He wants to move to America.
(d) He thinks his officers are stealing from him.

3. What Sergeant does Ducos ask to help him steal Napoleon's treasure?
(a) Sergeant Soult.
(b) Sergeant Challon.
(c) Sergeant Harper.
(d) Sergeant Calvert.

4. What does Napoleon do right before the Battle of Toulouse?
(a) Commits suicide.
(b) Abdicates.
(c) Runs away to an island in the Mediterranean.
(d) Flees to Spain.

5. Who leads the voluntary repositioning of Nairn's forces?
(a) Harper.
(b) Sharpe.
(c) Frederickson.
(d) Nairn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Jane want Sharpe to fight the duel at the beginning of the book?

2. How does Jane feel about Sharpe's career?

3. From where did Sharpe get his uniform pants?

4. What are the British getting ready to do at the beginning of this book?

5. Why does Fredrickson fumble to open his watch at the opening of the novel?

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