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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. Who is nicknamed La Aguja?
(a) Sergeant Harper.
(b) One of the men found hiding in the barn.
(c) The beautiful woman riding towards the fort.
(d) A man Sharpe's company captures near the river.

2. Where has Sharpe arrived?
(a) Santos Juanita.
(b) San Miguel.
(c) San Juan.
(d) Santos Marios.

3. Where does Ducos want to force the British?
(a) Into the Atlantic.
(b) To Holland.
(c) To the Portuguese border.
(d) To the Pyrenees.

4. From what is Sharpe recovering?
(a) Malaria.
(b) A bullet wound.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) A lack of sleep.

5. What is Herault assigned to capture?
(a) The fort at Brazilios.
(b) The fort at Santos Carmo.
(c) The bridge at San Miguel de Tormes.
(d) The bridge at Santos Carmo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Major Lucius Tubbs?

2. What does Sharpe notice about the fort?

3. With whom does Major Tubbs have to work?

4. How many men does Captain Pailleterie take on his mission?

5. What does Sharpe suggest Teresa have her men do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Herault suggest as a tactic for taking San Miguel?

2. What does Sharpe order Lieutenant Price to do and why?

3. How does Sharpe begin to prepare for the arrival of the French?

4. Why does Teresa become enraged about what she hears about Avila?

5. Describe the setting and mission for Captain Richard Sharpe.

6. What does Harper say about Major Tubbs when asked by Sharpe?

7. Who is MacKeon and what is his connection to Sharpe?

8. What is Teresa's response to Hickey's question about fighting the French?

9. How do Sharpe and Teresa disagree about Sharpe's handling of Ensign Hickey?

10. What does Ducos think of Herault's plan.

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