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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: pages 19-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is General Jean Herault?
(a) The commander of the forces Soult sends north.
(b) The commander of Fort Piqueues.
(c) The commander of the Navy at Brest waiting for orders to shell the shore.
(d) The commander of the French forces dug in near Casa Lomalinda.

2. Why does Sharpe have his men marching on recon?
(a) So the French will think Sharpe has a much bigger force than he does.
(b) So they do not get slack in their duties.
(c) So the dust from the marching will fool the French into thinking the British have left.
(d) To forage for food.

3. Who is MacKeon?
(a) Ducos' second in command.
(b) A rebel in the Spanish forces.
(c) A soldier who knew Sharpe in Campbell's 96th.
(d) Teresa's second in command.

4. What does Harper insist about his men?
(a) They know better than to get drunk.
(b) They think Sharpe can do no wrong.
(c) They are in sore need of some leave time.
(d) They are the best sharpshooters in the British army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tubbs see riding towards the fort?

2. How many men does Soult send North?

3. What does Price say about Teresa?

4. Through what town does Herault ride?

5. What does the narrator say Major Pierre Ducos is not?

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