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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Sharpe's men do when he assembles them in the morning?
(a) Ask for breakfast.
(b) Make loud, enthusiastic calls.
(c) Complain about the hour.
(d) Tell Sharpe they are still not going to Lisbon.

2. Who is killed when the French assault the farmhouse?
(a) Parker.
(b) Blackman.
(c) Williams.
(d) Logan.

3. How long do the Spanish troops and the riflemen travel?
(a) They march three days without stopping.
(b) From dawn to dusk.
(c) Through the night.
(d) For five hours.

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

5. What do the lieutenant's clothes look like?
(a) They are covered in blood.
(b) Tattered.
(c) Correct and proper.
(d) Like an enlisted man's uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the legend say will happen if the banner is ever captured?

2. What kind of precautions do the troops take?

3. What does Sharpe do when they are running for the farmhouse?

4. Who does Sharpe meet in the night?

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

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