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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapters 19 & 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is a salute given to Sharpe?
(a) A mass grave.
(b) The battle site.
(c) A tent full of dead soldiers.
(d) The ocean.

2. Why does Father Curtis say it is so important for the British to win?
(a) El Mirador will be caught.
(b) The war will continue.
(c) Leroux will be caught.
(d) The forces will leave Spain.

3. Who introduces Sharpe to La Marquesa?
(a) Patrick Harper.
(b) Father Curtis.
(c) Lorrow.
(d) Windham.

4. Who orders the people to stop firing in the first battle of the book?
(a) The archery leader.
(b) A German warrior.
(c) The priest.
(d) Sharpe.

5. How does Lossow feel about Leroux when they first meet?
(a) He is amused by him.
(b) He is angry with him.
(c) He doesn't trust him.
(d) He trusts him implicity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this book take place?

2. What is strange about one of the dead bodies found by Harper?

3. To whom does Leroux report?

4. Why does Father Curtis say he was holding a gun pointed at Sharpe?

5. How do the French see what is happening at Arapiles?

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