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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Parker his strategy is after they are in the farmhouse?
(a) To wait for the British main army to catch up to them.
(b) To sneak away after dark.
(c) To surrender in the morning.
(d) To cut the French down from the farmhouse.

2. Why is Sharpe worried about Louisa?
(a) Because of the upcoming fight.
(b) Because he worries she doesn't love him.
(c) Because she doesn't speak Spanish.
(d) The guerrillas may mistake her for being French.

3. What does a lieutenant in a small village do in Chapter 1 right before the British are getting ready to withdraw?
(a) Burns some crates.
(b) Takes rifle ammunition out of a crate.
(c) Gets drunk.
(d) Steals food in his field pack.

4. What happens to Major Dunnet during the battle with the French?
(a) He is taken prisoner.
(b) He is wounded.
(c) He is killed.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Murray say he will give Sharpe?
(a) His horse.
(b) His extra uniforms.
(c) His sword to replace the one Sharpe broke.
(d) Command of the riflemen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the colonel suggest?

2. What does the man in the black coat and white boots say to Sharpe?

3. How long do the Spanish troops and the riflemen travel?

4. Why would Vivar not hang the banner in Santiago de Compostela?

5. What does the legend say will happen if the banner is ever captured?

(see the answer key)

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