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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sharpe fear for his troops?
(a) He remembers Elphinstone's warning.
(b) They have to fight all the way to Paris.
(c) They are going in first.
(d) He thinks they have picked up the fever.

2. What is Maquerre supposed to tell Bampfylde?
(a) Sharpe has been taken prisoner.
(b) Sharpe's men have been destroyed.
(c) Sharpe's men have turned away from the road to Bordeaux.
(d) Sharpe's men have been captured.

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

4. In what state are Napoleon's troops at the beginning of this book?
(a) Scattered.
(b) Dug in.
(c) Firm and steady.
(d) Unbalanced.

5. Why does Killick surrender?
(a) He is a coward.
(b) He doesn't have anything against the British.
(c) He has been assured of fair treatment.
(d) He is out numbered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Wigram attached another man to Sharpe's forces?

2. With whom does de Maquerre meet up?

3. Why is Killick worried about Thuella?

4. What is Sharpe supposed to do after the first part of his mission is accomplished?

5. What did Sharpe as the Americans to swear?

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