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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: pages 38-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has accompanied Sharpe to the fort?
(a) His nephew who wants to join the Army.
(b) His mistress.
(c) His light company.
(d) His wife.

2. What grabs Sharpe's attention as he and Teresa are talking?
(a) A shout from the bridge.
(b) The sound of a horse screaming.
(c) An explosion from inside the fort.
(d) The sound of canons.

3. Who is Major Lucius Tubbs?
(a) He is Sharpe's immediate superior.
(b) He commands the 501 Artillery battalion.
(c) He is in charge of rating the muskets at the fort that were left by the French.
(d) He is the commander of San Miguel.

4. What does Herault now command?
(a) The South Army's infantry.
(b) The South Army's heavy artillery.
(c) The North Army's horsemen.
(d) The South Army's horsemen.

5. What enrages Teresa?
(a) That the French have once again intruded upon the Spanish.
(b) The possible destruction of a sacred site.
(c) That Sharpe does not understand her desire to save Avila.
(d) That Sharpe does not seem perturbed that the French are razing the countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most dangerous time for soldiers on alert?

2. What will the rest of Herault's men do?

3. Who is MacKeon?

4. What is spreading through the Spanish countryside?

5. What is sacrificed at Avila?

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