2. What does Sharpe hear as he is entering San Cristobal?
(a) Horses coming quickly.
(b) A woman singing.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Wolves howling.

3. What does Sharpe ask El Castrador?
(a) If he wants to go to look for Loup with Sharpe.
(b) If he was ever a normal person.
(c) If El Castrador's wife is still alive.
(d) If he plans to move his base of operations.

4. What does Loup tell Ducos as soon as he meets him?
(a) That he plans to leave Spain.
(b) About his encounter with Sharpe.
(c) About Hogan in Madrid.
(d) About the Real Compañía Irlandesa.

5. How does Runciman feel about his new position?
(a) He hates it.
(b) He doesn't care one way or the other.
(c) He is pleased he was noticed.
(d) He is angry about it.

6. How does Kiely's duel with a Frenchman end?
(a) The Frenchman draws first blood.
(b) Kiely cuts off the Frenchman's hand.
(c) Juanita shoots his opponent.
(d) Kiely kills his opponent.

7. Why would the men of Real Compañía Irlandesa feel angry about the rumors of atrocities?
(a) They don't believe in hurting civilians.
(b) They are all Catholic.
(c) They are all Irish.
(d) They are British.

8. What do the British need the most in their scapegoat for San Isidoro?
(a) A man of high enough rank.
(b) Someone who has no family.
(c) Someone who is not British.
(d) Someone with no career in the army.

9. What does Guy Loup demand of Sharpe?
(a) That they fight a duel.
(b) That Sharpe surrender.
(c) His two men.
(d) The money that was in the village chapel.

10. What does Kiely have to do before he talks much in the morning?
(a) Go to morning prayer.
(b) Drink enough alcohol.
(c) Eat a large breakfast.
(d) Spar with a decent swordsman.

11. What does Hogan tell Sharpe when he comes to San Isidoro?
(a) Runciman will be executed.
(b) Sharpe will go before a board of inquiry.
(c) They are putting the blame on Runciman.
(d) Sharpe did well under the circumstances.

12. How does Hogan feel about Sharpe's interaction with Kiely?
(a) Not pleased.
(b) Angry.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Indifferent.

13. How does San Cristobal appear when Sharpe arrives there?
(a) Full of Spainish civilians.
(b) As if Loup had burned the place.
(c) Bustling with soldiers.
(d) Empty.

14. Where does Runciman say he spent some time in the army?
(a) India.
(b) North Africa.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Ireland.

15. What position will Colonel Claud Runciman fill with the Real Compañía Irlandesa?
(a) Unit commander.
(b) British liaison.
(c) Cavalry officer.
(d) British intelligence officer.