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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harper say about the riflemen fighting well?
(a) That they don't like Sharpe.
(b) They aren't ready for battle.
(c) That some will complain.
(d) They will do only enough to survive.

2. Who wants to give the banner to the French?
(a) No one.
(b) The British.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) Vivar's brother.

3. Why would Vivar not hang the banner in Santiago de Compostela?
(a) It is supposed to be hung where the king is.
(b) It is too degraded.
(c) The banner is not for hanging; it is for the cavalry.
(d) The French have the city.

4. What does Vivar say when Sharpe asks for explanations of what they are doing?
(a) He tells him about the strongbox.
(b) Vivar says he can't tell Sharpe anything until the next week.
(c) He tells him he doesn't have the need to know.
(d) He says he will talk later.

5. What does the guide want to do when the troops reach a stream?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Have the men stop to drink.
(c) Have the men bathe.
(d) Bless it with holy water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Parker his strategy is after they are in the farmhouse?

2. What do Sharpe and Harper discuss?

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

4. What does Vivar tell Sharpe about how he deals with military regulations?

5. What does Vivar ask Sharpe to recount at the dinner table?

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