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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe first find inside the strongbox?
(a) A leather bag.
(b) A book.
(c) A pair of knives.
(d) A leather box.

2. Who recognizes Sharpe when he enters the palace?
(a) Colonel de l'Eclin.
(b) Captain Bouises.
(c) The Count of Mouromorto.
(d) Major Phillipe de Courseli.

3. What do Sharpe and Louisa say to each other when he sees her after the battle?
(a) They missed each other.
(b) They discuss the palace.
(c) They congratulate each other on the victory.
(d) Sharpe tells her he is angry.

4. What does Sharpe notice around the outside of the city?
(a) A number of the Spanish volunteers.
(b) Vivar's cazadores.
(c) A line of cavalry.
(d) The British have surrounded the city.

5. What is the weather like when the troops of Sharpe and Vivar set off?
(a) Cold and clear.
(b) Warm and clear.
(c) Hot and dry.
(d) Cold and rainy.

6. What does the French colonel tell Sharpe when he meets him?
(a) The British and French have one hour to leave the city.
(b) Louisa is a prisoner.
(c) The French will vacate the palace if allowed to go free.
(d) Vivar will be arrested for treason.

7. Who will lead the attack?
(a) The Spanish infantry.
(b) The riflemen.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) The Spanish volunteers.

8. What does Vivar want to discuss with Sharpe when Vivar comes to his table?
(a) Louisa.
(b) The ceremony.
(c) When the riflemen are leaving.
(d) The town's defense.

9. What does Harper tell Sharpe about the Spanish volunteers?
(a) They won't be ready for another week.
(b) They are ready to go.
(c) They will never be able to fight like soldiers.
(d) There are not enough of them.

10. How many men does Sharpe see outside the city?
(a) No more than two hundred.
(b) About a thousand.
(c) About three hundred.
(d) About five hundred.

11. What is made for the volunteers?
(a) Modest uniforms.
(b) Field food.
(c) Homemade weapons.
(d) Protective leather garments.

12. Where does Sharpe burst into?
(a) The palace.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) The tavern where Vivar is.
(d) The townhall.

13. What does Vivar say blacksmiths will begin to make?
(a) New swords.
(b) Bayonets.
(c) Caltrops.
(d) Horseshoes.

14. Who does Sharpe see outside the city?
(a) A rifle company.
(b) A British regiment.
(c) The Spanish army.
(d) French cavalry.

15. Why would Vivar not hang the banner in Santiago de Compostela?
(a) The banner is not for hanging; it is for the cavalry.
(b) It is too degraded.
(c) The French have the city.
(d) It is supposed to be hung where the king is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louisa say she intends to do after the battle?

2. What does Louisa think might be affected by her current activities?

3. What do Sharpe and Harper discuss?

4. Why are Sharpe and Harper looking to the south and west of town?

5. What does Sharpe tell the riflemen to do that is not part of the plan?

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