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

2. Where has Sharpe arrived?
(a) San Miguel.
(b) Santos Marios.
(c) Santos Juanita.
(d) San Juan.

3. What does Sharpe say he did not see?
(a) Any strange uniforms.
(b) A way to defend the fort if the French return.
(c) Correct military protocal by the local militia.
(d) Correct military procedures by Tubbs and his men.

4. With whom does Major Tubbs have to work?
(a) The Duke's son.
(b) Private Harper.
(c) Spanish and Scot laborers.
(d) The Duke's nephew.

5. Who does Tubbs see riding towards the fort?
(a) A beautiful woman.
(b) A scout for the Dutch troops.
(c) A British Royal messenger.
(d) A Russian squad of artillerymen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe doubt?

2. To what does Sharpe's men object until Sharpe gets near?

3. What does Sharpe keep in his room for medicinal purposes?

4. How does Sharpe know La Aguja?

5. Why will the British soldiers' work in the Elysian fields be unmolested?

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