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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 nicknamed La Aguja?
(a) Sergeant Harper.
(b) The beautiful woman riding towards the fort.
(c) One of the men found hiding in the barn.
(d) A man Sharpe's company captures near the river.

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

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

4. What does Harper admit to Sharpe?
(a) He is getting married when he returns to England.
(b) He may not have smashed as much as the wine as Sharpe ordered.
(c) He is getting out of the Army as soon as Napoleon is defeated.
(d) He has always been in love with Teresa.

5. Who is Lieutenant Price?
(a) A British officer turned traitor.
(b) An officer under Sharpe's command.
(c) A corrupt commisary officer.
(d) An officer under Major Tubbs' command.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Sharpe first to cross a wall according to one of the men who are sitting with Sharpe and Teresa?

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

3. In what country did Sharpe serve when he was younger?

4. What will the men Soult sends North do?

5. What does Sharpe tell Harper to do?

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