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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. Where was Sharpe first to cross a wall according to one of the men who are sitting with Sharpe and Teresa?
(a) Gawilghur.
(b) Fort Gibraltar.
(c) Fort Brest.
(d) Sandoon.

2. Who is General Jean Herault?
(a) The commander of Fort Piqueues.
(b) The commander of the Navy at Brest waiting for orders to shell the shore.
(c) The commander of the forces Soult sends north.
(d) The commander of the French forces dug in near Casa Lomalinda.

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

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

5. What does the narrator say Major Pierre Ducos is not?
(a) A major or civilian.
(b) Dishonorable.
(c) Brave.
(d) A coward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Major Ducos' position?

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

3. Who is Lieutenant Price?

4. Who is Arthur Wellesley?

5. Who is Major Lucius Tubbs?

(see the answer key)

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