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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. Where are the wounded soldiers taken?
(a) The military hospital.
(b) The Irish College.
(c) The Catholic monatery.
(d) The open garden fields.

2. How do the French forts support each other?
(a) Heavy stores of food.
(b) Communication flags.
(c) Artillery fire.
(d) Large numbers.

3. Why does Father Curtis say he was holding a gun pointed at Sharpe?
(a) He was protecting Helena.
(b) He was returning the rifle.
(c) He was afraid for his life.
(d) He thought he was Leroux.

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

5. Who tells Sharpe where Leroux is hiding after the forts are taken?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Helena.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Hogan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe think of La Marquesa when he first meets her?

2. Why does Father Curtis say it is so important for the British to win?

3. Why does Sharpe think one of the British soldiers is a spy?

4. What are Voltigeurs?

5. Why does Sharpe hesitate to go to Helena's party?

(see the answer key)

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