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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What keeps French reinforcements from crushing Vivar and Sharpe?
(a) A forest fire on the south.
(b) Harper gets loose and cuts them off.
(c) Sharpe kills the French commanding officer.
(d) The French have to cross a river.

2. What does Sharpe command Harper to do?
(a) To go to the attic and set up his big gun.
(b) To sneak out of the farmhouse and go find the army.
(c) To be sergeant.
(d) To escort the Parkers to their carriage.

3. In what direction is Davila supposed to go when he leaves Vivar?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

4. What does the sergeant Williams order the riflemen to do before the second attack of the French?
(a) Drop into the trenches.
(b) Form a square.
(c) Go to the woods.
(d) Charge the French.

5. What does Sharpe tell Williams to do if he does not want to obey Sharpe?
(a) Dig himself a grave.
(b) Duel with him.
(c) Resign as sergeant.
(d) Quit the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Parker his strategy is after they are in the farmhouse?

2. By what title does Major Warren Dunnet address the lieutenant in Chapter 1?

3. Who does Sharpe meet in the night?

4. What does Sharpe tell the Parkers to do when he sights French cavalry?

5. Who, of the men chasing Vivar, knows the contents of the strongbox and where Vivar is going with it?

(see the answer key)

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