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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louisa think she might be able to do to help with the planned attack?
(a) Seduce the French commander.
(b) Kill the French colonel.
(c) Spread false rumors.
(d) Arouse the countryside.

2. What does Murray believe when he offers Sharpe advice?
(a) He can give Sharpe aid in adjusting to being an officer.
(b) They can outwit the French.
(c) Murray believes he is about to die.
(d) Sharpe is a poor officer.

3. What tactic does Sharpe want to use to attack Santiago de Compostela?
(a) Sneaking into the palace and setting mines.
(b) Caltrops and a battering ram.
(c) Burning the village.
(d) Surprise.

4. Who is killed when the French assault the farmhouse?
(a) Williams.
(b) Logan.
(c) Blackman.
(d) Parker.

5. What does Vivar say when Sharpe asks for explanations of what they are doing?
(a) He tells him about the strongbox.
(b) He tells him he doesn't have the need to know.
(c) He says he will talk later.
(d) Vivar says he can't tell Sharpe anything until the next week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big is the French force in comparison to Sharpe and Vivar's forces?

2. What will Vivar's troops do in the morning?

3. What does Harper suggest they do with the Parker's carriage?

4. Where does Sharpe put a dozen riflemen when he spots French cavalry?

5. What does Harper refuse to do?

(see the answer key)

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