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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. What will be the deserter's punishment?
(a) Prison.
(b) Flogging.
(c) A court marshall.
(d) Death.

2. What does Simmerson challenge Sharpe to train his troops to do?
(a) Shoot three rounds a minute.
(b) Speak Spanish in two weeks.
(c) Run a four minute mile.
(d) Tailor their own uniforms.

3. In which city did Josefina meet Gibbons?
(a) Lima.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Madrid.

4. What does Hogan say the deserters gave Simmerson a reason to do?
(a) Blow up the bridge.
(b) Flog innocent soldiers.
(c) Contact his cousin.
(d) Frame Sharpe.

5. To whom is Sharpe talking at the beginning of Chapter Eleven?
(a) Josephina.
(b) Harper.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Gibbons.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Wellesley warn Sharpe after Simmerson leaves?

2. What does the lieutenant use to hit Sharpe in the face?

3. Simmerson tells Sharpe he comes from where?

4. What are stocks?

5. Whose footbeats ring on the flagstones at the beginning of Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sharpe wish the deserters had not been so honest?

2. How does Sharpe react to the situation with Josephina in Chapter Eleven?

3. What problems do the Spanish troops cause the British in this section?

4. How does Sharpe know Lieutenant Colonel William Lawson?

5. What problems has Simmerson caused Sharpe in this section?

6. Why is Simmerson a threat to Sharpe's career?

7. Describe the battle in Chapter Seven.

8. Why is Hogan worried about Sharpe in this section?

9. How do Simmerson and the Spanish jeopardize the mission at the start of Chapter Six?

10. What makes Sharpe different from other officers?

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