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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10, 11, and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how long does it take Sharpe to subdue the French?
(a) About 25 minutes.
(b) The entire day.
(c) Two hours.
(d) An hour and a half.

2. How long after Bampfylde leaves the fortress does Sharpe arrive?
(a) Several hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Fourteen hours.

3. Where does Napoleon send fresh troops?
(a) Behind the British.
(b) Near the Shuther peninsula.
(c) To the new front.
(d) To Russia.

4. In what condition are Bampfylde's Marines?
(a) Most of them are too ill to walk fast.
(b) Out of shape.
(c) Strong.
(d) Fit but slow.

5. Why is Killick worried about Thuella?
(a) It has a hole in it.
(b) He's not worried about it.
(c) It was supposed to be back yesterday.
(d) It is laid up in disrepair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what vital fact is Lassan and Killick unaware?

2. What does Killick say to Sharpe about hanging sailors?

3. What do Sharpe's superiors do to free him to lead the invasion force?

4. How does the man that de Maquerre meets feel about Sharpe?

5. How do Sharpe and his men get across the Leyre River?

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