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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 and Historical Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sharpe run back into the town?
(a) To go back to the tavern.
(b) To make a request of Vivar.
(c) To find Louisa.
(d) To tell his men to get ready to leave.

2. 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.

3. What happens to Major Dunnet during the battle with the French?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is taken prisoner.
(c) He is wounded.
(d) Nothing.

4. Why does Louisa invite herself to dinner?
(a) She is curious about the strongbox.
(b) She wants to meet Vivar's father.
(c) To stay away from the troops for safety.
(d) She wants some decent food.

5. What does Louisa do when the riflemen leave the farmhouse?
(a) Stays in the farmhouse.
(b) She's with her uncle in the French troops.
(c) Run to Sharpe.
(d) Goes to the carriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Sharpe talk to the French?

3. What tactic does Sharpe want to use to attack Santiago de Compostela?

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

5. What does Sharpe first find inside the strongbox?

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