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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: pages 47-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Pailleterie and Tubbs discuss?
(a) The likelihood of Napoleon being ultimately victorious over Europe.
(b) Sharpe.
(c) The captured French muskets.
(d) The likelihood of the British leaving the area.

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

3. What does Harper think about Sharpe's order?
(a) Sharpe is being unreasonable.
(b) Sharpe is the one who needs sleep.
(c) Sharpe has the shakes from his bullet wound.
(d) Sharpe is never wrong, so Harper takes him seriously.

4. About what does Coignet ask Pailleterie?
(a) If he should send word back to Herault.
(b) If he should strip the prisoners of their valuables.
(c) If he should break the wine bottles.
(d) If he should build a stockade for the prisoners.

5. Why does Coignet raise an alarm?
(a) He hears Major Tubbs talking to Sharpe.
(b) He sees Sharpe's men trying to light the outer gates of the fort.
(c) He does not raise an alarm.
(d) He sees smoke coming through the floorboards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Major Tubbs suggest that Sharpe declines to do?

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

3. What do Teresa's men do that gives their presence away to Pailleterie?

4. Where does Sharpe sneak?

5. How old is General Herault?

(see the answer key)

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