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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: page 57-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Teresa bring from Wellington's forces?
(a) The light cavalry of the 101st brigade.
(b) Captain Lossow of the King's German Legion and his forces.
(c) No one.
(d) The heavy artillery of the 57th brigade.

2. What is Sharpe trying to accomplish at the bridge?
(a) Barricading it.
(b) Leaving it open so the French will cross it into an ambush.
(c) Sharpe has no plans for the bridge.
(d) Collapsing it.

3. What does the French commander decide to try to do to Sharpe's men?
(a) Lead them into an ambush.
(b) Push them into the river.
(c) Thin them out.
(d) Kill them with his pikemen.

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

5. What grabs Sharpe's attention as he and Teresa are talking?
(a) A shout from the bridge.
(b) The sound of a horse screaming.
(c) An explosion from inside the fort.
(d) The sound of canons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a four-pointed star of metal spikes that disables horses?

2. Who is the high-ranking prisoner Sharpe captures?

3. What will add a page to Soult's page of glory?

4. What is Teresa doing as Price's men fire their rifles?

5. What gives Pailleterie an advantage in charging across the bridge?

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