View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Pailleterie's men feel about him?
(a) They think he is incompetent.
(b) They like him.
(c) They think he is arrogant.
(d) They think he is too strict.

2. Of what is MacKeon reminded?
(a) A battle he read about in his military studies.
(b) A seige near Sangre.
(c) A fort he and Sharpe took near Brest.
(d) Gawilghur.

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

4. Where does Sharpe sneak?
(a) To the fort commander's office.
(b) To try to get his horse out of the fort stable.
(c) A small place between the storeroom ceiling and the floor above.
(d) To the farmhouse where Harper is holed up.

5. What do Teresa's men do that gives their presence away to Pailleterie?
(a) Shoot a few rifles in the air when they get drunk.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Roast rabbits over a fire.
(d) Get in a fight and make noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tubbs not believe?

2. With what book was "Sharpe's Skirmish" supposed to be given away?

3. Who is Hagman?

4. What does Pailleterie see going towards San Miguel?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 324 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample