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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: pages 47-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the group of soldiers who accompany Pailleterie?
(a) Kurkas.
(b) Hessians.
(c) Hussers.
(d) Raiders.

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

3. Why does Napoleon send Ducos to Spain?
(a) To report about the possible treaty the King of Spain is negotiating with the English.
(b) To take command of the Spanihs forces.
(c) The French armies are losing there.
(d) To get Ducos away from Ducos' support base.

4. Who does Sharpe first talk to at the fort?
(a) Harper.
(b) Jones.
(c) Tubbs.
(d) Perkins.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sharpe admit to Teresa?

3. Who goes in search of the French?

4. What does Harper think about Sharpe's order?

5. What is sacrificed at Avila?

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