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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapters 17 & 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Voltigeurs?
(a) Skirmish soldiers.
(b) Light infantry.
(c) Spies.
(d) Artillery men.

2. Why does Sharpe say Wellington did not attack when Marmont was on the field?
(a) The French were too strong.
(b) He did not have enough forces.
(c) He was a fool.
(d) The position was wrong.

3. Where are the British forces sent when the cannons stop?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Luxemborg.
(c) France.
(d) Belgium.

4. What is the Klingenthol?
(a) A sword.
(b) A castle.
(c) A ship.
(d) A fighting technique.

5. Sharpe says he fights for ______________.
(a) His pride.
(b) Freedom for his people.
(c) His homeland.
(d) His friends on the battlefield.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Harper wounded when he finds Leroux?

2. Who tells Sharpe where Leroux is hiding after the forts are taken?

3. What do the citizens of Salamanca fire during the first battle of the book?

4. What is Sharpe's job in apprehending Leroux?

5. In whose handwriting was the paper taken from Leroux?

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