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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What does Williams tell Sharpe is the background of many of the riflemen?
(a) They are mostly from the cities.
(b) They are good sturdy farmers.
(c) They have been drafted against their wishes.
(d) They are thugs and criminals.

4. What does Vivar tell Sharpe about how he deals with military regulations?
(a) He reduces them to three simple rules.
(b) He gives his men a list of ten commands to learn and follow.
(c) He adheres to the book.
(d) He ignores them completely.

5. 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) Takes rifle ammunition out of a crate.
(c) Gets drunk.
(d) Burns some crates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe order Hagman to do when the French begin firing again?

2. What does Williams tell Sharpe that Vivar has told Williams about the strongbox?

3. What do the British and Spanish decide to do when they arrive at a village in Chapter 6?

4. What does the sergeant Williams order the riflemen to do before the second attack of the French?

5. What happens to Major Dunnet during the battle with the French?

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