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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Palmer say about the mission on which Bampfylde sent him?
(a) He'll do it next week.
(b) It is finished.
(c) It went well.
(d) It's a fool's errand.

2. What does Sharpe order be done with the British flag over the fortress?
(a) That it is taken down.
(b) That it is burned.
(c) That it is replaced with the French flag.
(d) That it is set at half mast.

3. What do the British decide they need to divert the French from the bridge site?
(a) Mortar fire behind them.
(b) A diversionary action.
(c) Lighting a forest fire.
(d) Damming the river and flooding the plain.

4. What does Sharpe quote to Bampfylde?
(a) His orders.
(b) Human rights section of the British constitution.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Regulations concerning the command structure.

5. What do Sharpe's men do when they reach the main British encampment?
(a) Seek medical aid.
(b) Go look for Bampfylde.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Pitch their tents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sharpe's men do as they march towards the British front lines?

2. About how long does it take Sharpe to subdue the French?

3. What does Killick do with Thuella?

4. What does the man that de Marquerre meet conclude about the taking of the fortress?

5. What does Harper manage to repair in the fort?

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