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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Killick intervening in the battle at Teste de Buch?
(a) He is worried for his ship.
(b) His wife is in the fort.
(c) He hates the French.
(d) He hates the British.

2. Who is leading the British forces at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Harbringer.
(b) Forthoer.
(c) Smith.
(d) Wellington.

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

4. What do they do with Harper after he pulls his tooth?
(a) Make him lie down.
(b) Put him on a stretcher.
(c) Put him in a hand cart.
(d) Give him whiskey to drink.

5. In what direction are Bampfylde's Marines marching?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men do when they approach the fort with Harper?

2. What do the British decide will support building a temporary bridge across the river?

3. Why can't the Marines do the mission Sharpe is assigned?

4. What does Lassan and his men do when the British enter the fort?

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

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