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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did people in the era of Sharpe's Battle pay money to insane asylums?
(a) To watch the patients.
(b) To be able to hire the less insane people for dirty work.
(c) To have better care for a relative.
(d) As charity giving.

2. What does Wellington abandon when his forces are united?
(a) The roads for withdrawal.
(b) Fuentes de Onoro.
(c) The west side of the river.
(d) The forest in the east.

3. What does Sarsfield do after Hogan talks to him?
(a) Hit him in the face.
(b) Pulls out a loaded pistol.
(c) Knock him in the grave.
(d) Spit on him.

4. Where does Sharpe go after leaving Wellington?
(a) To the command center in the village.
(b) To the village towards the Wolf Brigade.
(c) To the slope where the French are pushing.
(d) Behind the Highlanders.

5. How does Massena react towards the split British army?
(a) Gloating.
(b) Angry.
(c) Curious.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Wellington withdraw if he lost at Almeida?

2. What was Hogan's response to Sharpe's comment about Sarsfield?

3. What does Hogan tell Wellington about the French forces?

4. What would happen if Wellington lost his entire force?

5. Concerning Father Sarsfield, what have the British been trying to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Sharpe and his men help the southern troops?

2. Why is Wellington enraged with Erkins?

3. How does Hogan set up confronting Father Sarsfield?

4. Who do Sharpe and Harper join in the first battle for the village and what happens to that person?

5. Where are the Spanish partisans set up to watch the southern flank and what happens to them?

6. What do Hogan and Wellington talk about as far as Almeida is concerned?

7. What does Hogan say to Sarsfield?

8. Why is Sharpe being subjected to a board of inquiry?

9. How does Massena react to the southern troops joining the northern ones and what does Wellington do after the army is reunited?

10. How are the southern British troops threatened and what do they do about it?

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