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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who predicts a British victory while talking to Sharpe?
(a) Jack Spears.
(b) Father Curtis.
(c) The nurse maid.
(d) El Mirador.

2. Why does Spears not want to see a doctor about his wounds?
(a) He will be shamed.
(b) He knows he is dying.
(c) He wants to stay with his comrades.
(d) He is afraid of doctors.

3. What does Leroux call his sister?
(a) A whore.
(b) An idiot.
(c) A coward.
(d) A gem.

4. What shape of infantry protects Leroux?
(a) Triangle.
(b) Circle.
(c) Square.
(d) Helix.

5. Why does Harper not believe the rumors of Sharpe's death?
(a) He heard his voice.
(b) He did not find him in the grave.
(c) He had a dream.
(d) He saw him run off.

6. How does Sharpe try to warn the British cavalry about the French infantry?
(a) Bugle calls.
(b) Riding messengers.
(c) Smoke signals.
(d) Flag signals.

7. Spears says he wished he had helped fight the war by _________________.
(a) Killing someone.
(b) Spreading his disease to Helena.
(c) Discovering the real El Mirador.
(d) Being brave like Sharpe.

8. How does Harper get some quinine for Sharpe?
(a) He finds the plant.
(b) He trades his sword for it.
(c) He threatens a doctor.
(d) He steals it.

9. What disease does Spears have?
(a) Consumption.
(b) The Black Lion.
(c) Typhus.
(d) The Plague.

10. What does Helena send for Sharpe the morning after Sharpe lies to her?
(a) A gun.
(b) A horse.
(c) A message.
(d) A bottle of wine.

11. What does Sharpe call Leroux when Hogan asks about his death?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Stubborn.
(c) Young.
(d) Evil.

12. Why does Sharpe feel be has betrayed someone when he is at Arapiles?
(a) He did not join the fight.
(b) He did not follow the doctor's orders.
(c) He told a lie.
(d) He gave the enemy information.

13. Who makes a suicide run into the French Army?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Harper.
(d) Spears.

14. Why does Sharpe not leave with the rest of his unit?
(a) He is on a mission.
(b) He wants one more night with Helena.
(c) He is not healed yet.
(d) Hogan told him to come the next week.

15. Why does Spears say he never betrayed El Mirador?
(a) He hated Leroux.
(b) He could not hurt the old man.
(c) He was in love with Helena.
(d) He needed to stay alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sharpe told not to fight?

2. What does Sharpe think as he joins the cavalry attack on the French infantry?

3. Who sends bad information to the French leaders?

4. Where is Leroux fleeing to after the battle at Arapiles?

5. What makes Arapiles a good site for a battle?

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