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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: pages 38-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most dangerous time for soldiers on alert?
(a) Dawn when it is still hazy.
(b) Noon when they can't see shadows.
(c) Late afternoon when the sun is from the west.
(d) All times are dangerous.

2. What does Sharpe tell Hickey when it is obvious Hickey is afraid?
(a) That Sharpe has not lost a battle yet.
(b) That fear can be a good way to stay alive.
(c) That Ensigns are expendable.
(d) That the French could never get through the fort's walls.

3. What is the name of the group of soldiers who accompany Pailleterie?
(a) Hessians.
(b) Hussers.
(c) Kurkas.
(d) Raiders.

4. What does Sharpe perceive when he looks down Salamanca Road?
(a) Some shadows that are not cast by trees.
(b) A lone dog sniffing in the bushes.
(c) Several horse strays walking down the road.
(d) All is quiet.

5. With what does Pailleterie threaten his men if they make noise?
(a) Dismissal from the military.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Death.
(d) A whipping.

Short Answer Questions

1. When should Herault arrive?

2. Who is Arthur Wellesley?

3. Who has accompanied Sharpe to the fort?

4. Why does Teresa go to Salamanca?

5. Through what town does Herault ride?

(see the answer key)

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