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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 is Major Lucius Tubbs?
(a) He is the commander of San Miguel.
(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 Sharpe's immediate superior.

2. How many men does Captain Pailleterie take on his mission?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 100.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

3. What has Pailleterie given his men before?
(a) Victory.
(b) A pay bonus after victory.
(c) A commendation.
(d) Free license to kill and loot.

4. What is Sharpe ordered to do at the fort?
(a) Interrogate the French soldiers taken prisoner.
(b) Dig entrenchments.
(c) Destroy anything that would be of use to the French if they return.
(d) Guard Major Tubbs and Tubbs' men.

5. What does the narrator say in the introduction about the first version of "Sharpe's Skirmish"?
(a) It was quite superb for the amount of time spent on it.
(b) It had a number of inaccuracies.
(c) He does not say anything about a first version.
(d) It was obvious that it was written in haste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe believe the French want the British to think?

2. Who is Captain Michel Pailleterie?

3. Where has Sharpe arrived?

4. What does Sharpe suggest Teresa have her men do?

5. What does Sharpe admit to Teresa?

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