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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. What does Sharpe tell Vivar?
(a) That there are British soldiers outside the city.
(b) That de l'Eclin is outside the city.
(c) That he must leave the town immediately.
(d) That de l'Eclin is in the palace.

2. How is the person Sharpe meets dressed?
(a) He is dressed in a tattered and worn uniform.
(b) Immaculately.
(c) Sloppily.
(d) As a Spanish gentleman.

3. Why does Sharpe talk to the French?
(a) To offer himself for his men's lives.
(b) To let them know Vivar is not with them.
(c) To arrange safe passage for the Parkers.
(d) To assess their numbers.

4. What does Vivar say blacksmiths will begin to make?
(a) New swords.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Caltrops.

5. What does Sharpe tell the French colonel?
(a) He will blow up the palace.
(b) His riflemen will leave within the hour.
(c) He will take all the French as prisoners.
(d) He will post snipers over the palace walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Sharpe see outside the city?

2. Who wakes Sharpe in the night in Chapter 6?

3. Who will supposedly rise again if the banner is unfurled at Santiago de Compostela?

4. Who is killed when the French assault the farmhouse?

5. Who intervenes when Sharpe and Vivar get into a fight?

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