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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the situation in Bordeaux when the three friends arrive there?
(a) Dreary.
(b) Chaotic.
(c) Calm.
(d) Happy.

2. What is Rossendale practicing everyday?
(a) His dueling skills.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) His explanation to Sharpe.
(d) Shooting his pistol accurately.

3. Chapter 6 recounts the lengthy history of Henri Lassan's progenitors and their role in overseeing Château Lassan. Based on the previous sentence, what might progenitors mean?
(a) A group of servants.
(b) Estate managers.
(c) Ancestors.
(d) People involved with one's grandparents.

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

5. What is the month and year in which this book begins?
(a) May, 1815.
(b) March, 1814.
(c) February, 1819.
(d) September, 1814.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lassan's mother demand he do?

2. What does Sharpe tell Frederickson about Lucille?

3. Who do Sharpe and his group first encounter at Ducos's estate?

4. Who leads the voluntary repositioning of Nairn's forces?

5. What do Sharpe and his group do while the French are firing on Ducos' estate?

(see the answer key)

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