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

2. Who does Sharp yell at for staring at his wife?
(a) Ducos.
(b) Tubbs.
(c) Harper.
(d) Hickey.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Captain Pailleterie take on his mission?

2. What is one group against whom Herault fought?

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

4. When should Herault arrive?

5. How is Sharpe feeling at the coming of the dawn?

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