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

2. Who wakes Sharpe in the night in Chapter 6?
(a) Vivar.
(b) A monk.
(c) A soldier.
(d) Harper.

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

4. Who does Vivar tell Sharpe is coming to the fortress?
(a) A delegation from the French.
(b) Some men.
(c) A huge number of soldiers.
(d) His father.

5. What tactic does Sharpe want to use to attack Santiago de Compostela?
(a) Caltrops and a battering ram.
(b) Sneaking into the palace and setting mines.
(c) Burning the village.
(d) Surprise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe first find inside the strongbox?

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

3. What does Vivar say when Sharpe tells Vivar he plans to go south?

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

5. What does a lieutenant in a small village do in Chapter 1 right before the British are getting ready to withdraw?

(see the answer key)

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