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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: pages 9-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "Sharpe's Skirmish" first written?
(a) 2008.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1958.

2. From what direction does Tubbs notice a cloud of dust?
(a) Paris.
(b) The channel.
(c) Brest.
(d) Salamanca.

3. Who does Tubbs think are French soldiers?
(a) An unfriendly looking group of horsemen.
(b) Several men hiding in a barn near the fort.
(c) A group of men found hiding in some caves.
(d) Some of the men pretending to be farmers in the area.

4. Who is Arthur Wellesley?
(a) Patrick Harper's good buddy.
(b) The commander who is disgraced when he fails to capture the fort several months ago.
(c) The commander responsible for capturing the fort.
(d) The mayor of the town near the fort.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe doubt?

2. Who is Mr. MacKeon?

3. How many muskets does a priest discover at the fort?

4. With whom does Major Tubbs have to work?

5. What does Sharpe say he did not see?

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