2. Why doesn't Jane want Sharpe to fight the duel at the beginning of the book?
(a) It is illegal and he could be killed.
(b) Sharpe is a poor shot with pistols.
(c) She likes Bampfylde.
(d) Bampfylde is her uncle.

3. How would Lucille be described?
(a) Shy and retiring.
(b) Attractive and vivacious.
(c) Moody.
(d) Plain but nice.

4. Why do Nairn's forces voluntarily reposition themselves when fighting at Toulouse?
(a) To help in an organized retreat.
(b) To take down the Imperial Guard.
(c) To save Sharpe's forces.
(d) To assault a central strong point in the line.

5. Who helps Sharpe and Frederickson with their plan?
(a) No one.
(b) Captain Calvert.
(c) Harper.
(d) Sanderson.

6. What is the name of the Royal battleship that is in the harbor of St. Jean de Luz?
(a) Vengeance.
(b) Peril.
(c) Hearty Heart.
(d) British Pride.

7. Why is Lassan demoralized?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His wife's death.
(c) His lack of children.
(d) His military failure.

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

9. What help does the person in question #82 give Sharpe and Frederickson?
(a) Gets the guards drunk.
(b) Obtains horses for a trip.
(c) Takes a counter charge to the clerk of the court.
(d) Writes the lawyer in London.

10. Where does Fredrickson take shelter from the wind in the opening of the novel?
(a) Under a tall, broad oak tree.
(b) In the lee of some stunted pine trees.
(c) Behind a large boulder.
(d) In a small lodge.

11. At what age does Sharpe join the military?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fifteen.

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

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

14. What does Henri Lassan do after the war ends?
(a) Marries.
(b) Returns home.
(c) Opens a law firm.
(d) Becomes a priest.

15. Why is a duel called "grass before breakfast?"
(a) Duels are never fought at night in mud.
(b) You throw a piece of grass to see how the wind blows before a duel.
(c) One person may end up six feet under the grass.
(d) They are fought at dawn usually on a lawn.