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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 Vivar ask Sharpe to do?
(a) Leave the fighting to his Cazadores.
(b) Go south to draw the French away.
(c) Sneak behind the French lines.
(d) Provide covering fire so he can charge the French.

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

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

4. What does Sharpe advise Vivar not to do?
(a) Take cover in the woods.
(b) A frontal attack.
(c) Charge the hill from the right flank.
(d) Come from the left flank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what direction is Davila supposed to go when he leaves Vivar?

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

3. What does Major Dunnet tell Captain Murray about the lieutenant?

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

5. What do the British and Spanish troops discover when they enter a village?

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