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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 say he plans to do about the French to the French negotiator?
(a) He has no desire to fight.
(b) He doesn't know what he plans to do.
(c) He plans to leave that night.
(d) He plans to capture all the French troops.

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

3. When was the fortress to which the soldiers come built?
(a) Vivar's grandfather built it.
(b) About a thousand years ago.
(c) It was built when Vivar was a child.
(d) About five hundred years.

4. What do Sharpe's men do when he assembles them in the morning?
(a) Tell Sharpe they are still not going to Lisbon.
(b) Complain about the hour.
(c) Ask for breakfast.
(d) Make loud, enthusiastic calls.

5. How do the French plan to get close to the farmhouse?
(a) By hiding behind the carriage.
(b) With barricades to protect them.
(c) By pulling the supply wagons close to the house.
(d) By waving a white flag then throwing it down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe first find inside the strongbox?

2. What does Sharpe say is the cost of his aid?

3. What is the banner called that Vivar carries?

4. What does Sharpe command Harper to do?

5. How does the battle between the riflemen and the first group of French work out?

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