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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. Why does Pailleterie shelter his men in the fort?
(a) To shelter his losses.
(b) To keep the fort from being retaken.
(c) To keep the British in the fort from escaping.
(d) Because of the heavy gunfire coming from the farmhouse.

2. What does Sharpe keep in his room for medicinal purposes?
(a) Three bottles of scotch.
(b) Several bottles of laudanum.
(c) 24 bottles of wine.
(d) Three bottles of whiskey.

3. What is the most dangerous time for soldiers on alert?
(a) Noon when they can't see shadows.
(b) Dawn when it is still hazy.
(c) All times are dangerous.
(d) Late afternoon when the sun is from the west.

4. About what does Coignet ask Pailleterie?
(a) If he should strip the prisoners of their valuables.
(b) If he should build a stockade for the prisoners.
(c) If he should send word back to Herault.
(d) If he should break the wine bottles.

5. Why will the British soldiers' work in the Elysian fields be unmolested?
(a) The British has a strong artillery presence.
(b) The French have been captured.
(c) The French have left.
(d) There is a truce to gather their dead on each side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe think is almost impossible?

2. How do Pailleterie's men feel about him?

3. Who is Captain Michel Pailleterie?

4. What is Teresa doing as Price's men fire their rifles?

5. What does Sharpe tell Hickey when it is obvious Hickey is afraid?

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