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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 does a look-out spot below them?
(a) A deer.
(b) A French soldier stopping to urinate.
(c) A woman who is injured.
(d) Two hundred British soldiers.

2. Where does Runciman say he spent some time in the army?
(a) India.
(b) Prussia.
(c) Ireland.
(d) North Africa.

3. What does Hogan tell Sharpe when he comes to San Isidoro?
(a) Sharpe will go before a board of inquiry.
(b) Runciman will be executed.
(c) Sharpe did well under the circumstances.
(d) They are putting the blame on Runciman.

4. What happens to Thompson when he leaves for the latrine?
(a) He trips and falls.
(b) He is taken captive.
(c) He is shot in the head.
(d) His throat is cut.

5. What does Kiely say is the reason men desert?
(a) They are afraid to die.
(b) They are bored and feel under-valued.
(c) They are not fighting enough.
(d) They don't like the army food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Sharpe accuse Loup?

2. How much notice does Sharpe have that the Portuguese battalion is coming?

3. Who is with the Portuguese that Sharpe knows?

4. Who is the one officer in the Real Compañía Irlandesa that Sharpe respects?

5. How does San Cristobal appear when Sharpe arrives there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe do with the two French prisoners and how does he handle Loup's anger?

2. What happens to the Real Compañía Irlandesa officers in Loup's attack?

3. Where are the Real Compañía Irlandesa sent and how do the soldiers feel about their situation?

4. Who is the liaison officer between the Real Compañía Irlandesa and the British, what is he like, where has he served before and how does he feel about his appointment?

5. What is in the letter from the Spanish king to General Wellington that upsets him?

6. What are called the keys to Spain by the French and who holds them?

7. How does Sharpe deal with the problem of desertion?

8. Who is with the Portuguese and why is Sharpe happy about that?

9. Describe the battle at the barracks when Loup's troops attack.

10. How does Sharpe find out what happened to the Portuguese ammunition wagons?

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