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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Harper he plans for the troops to do?
(a) March to Lisbon.
(b) Go to Madrid.
(c) Head for the ocean.
(d) Stay where they are until the British main force finds them.

2. What do the British and Spanish troops discover when they enter a village?
(a) The men in the village have been taken prisoner by the French.
(b) All the villagers have been slaughtered.
(c) The villagers have fled and left the village empty.
(d) All the men in the village have been killed.

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

4. What does Williams tell Sharpe that Vivar has told Williams about the strongbox?
(a) It has valuable intelligence information.
(b) It is the King's Great Seal.
(c) It contains precious jewels.
(d) It contains gold.

5. What does Sharpe do when Mrs. Parker refuses to leave the carriage?
(a) Tells her husband to push her out.
(b) Pulls her out of it.
(c) Pushes the carriage over with her in it.
(d) Cuts the horses loose from the carriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivar say the Spanish people need?

2. Who does Vivar tell Sharpe is coming to the fortress?

3. What does Sharpe tell Williams to do if he does not want to obey Sharpe?

4. What keeps French reinforcements from crushing Vivar and Sharpe?

5. How do the French plan to get close to the farmhouse?

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