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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 Jane want Sharpe to do at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Return to England.
(b) Transfer to the navy under her uncle.
(c) Move to America.
(d) Go to Africa.

2. What does d'Alembord urge Jane to do?
(a) Move into a place by herself.
(b) Go to France to be with Sharpe.
(c) Clean up her house.
(d) Ask Rossendale to intervene for Sharpe.

3. What happens to General Calvet during the assault on Toulouse?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He is taken prisoner.
(c) He evades harm or capture.
(d) He is killed.

4. What do Ducos's defensive preparations at his location say?
(a) He knows how competent Sharpe is.
(b) He likes to be prepared.
(c) He is protecting the Cardinal.
(d) He does not feel any danger.

5. What does d'Alembord notice about Jane when he goes to see her in Chapter 10?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she is sick.
(c) The marked change in her.
(d) That she has moved a lover into her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lassan demoralized?

2. What does Sharpe want Sargeant Harper to have of his in the event of his death?

3. How does Ducos plan to get even with Sharpe?

4. What do Sharpe and his friends plan to do in Bordeaux?

5. What does Sharpe believe about his incredible luck in battle?

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