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

2. Who does Sharpe visit before leaving on his mission?
(a) Colonel Smithwood.
(b) Major Jones.
(c) Colonel Hogan.
(d) Captain Southerby.

3. Why isn't Richard Sharpe's rank confirmed?
(a) It is in dispute.
(b) He was drunk on duty.
(c) It hasn't reached the proper channels.
(d) He doesn't want promoted.

4. Why do the British troops stop at the river?
(a) To fill their water barrels.
(b) The French are too strong on the other side of the river.
(c) It is a natural barrier.
(d) To water the horses.

5. What kind of time do the rifle companies make marching?
(a) They run a a fast sprint the entire ten miles.
(b) Extremely good time.
(c) Slow.
(d) Methodical, neither slow nor fast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sharpe fear for his troops?

2. Where does the commodore of the fort send his men?

3. What do the British decide they need to divert the French from the bridge site?

4. Into what territory have the British forces pushed after conquering the peninsula in question #3?

5. What does Colonel Elphinstone say about Sharpe due to the mission he is assigned?

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