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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't the Marines do the mission Sharpe is assigned?
(a) There are no Marines in the area.
(b) The Marines are sick with fever.
(c) The Marines are back on the peninsula.
(d) The Marines are going elsewhere.

2. Where does Sharpe go his last few hours before his mission?
(a) To bed.
(b) To the town tavern.
(c) To visit a priest.
(d) The officer's club.

3. Why is the Commodore in charge of Teste de Buch concerned?
(a) The water in the well is bad.
(b) His wall is crumbling.
(c) His food supply is almost gone.
(d) His forces are undermanned.

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

5. What surprises Sharpe when they arrive at their mission site?
(a) The number o Marines that are there.
(b) How run down the fort looks.
(c) How hot the weather is for December.
(d) The few number of French on the walls of Teste de Buch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Napoleon send fresh troops?

2. Why does Sharpe do as he is told?

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

4. What is the name of Sharpe's new wife?

5. What does Killick decide to do against the British land force?

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