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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 happened to the gatehouse where the Real Compañía Irlandesa officers were billeted?
(a) It was pounded with a ram.
(b) It was burned down.
(c) All of its windows were broken.
(d) Nothing.

2. What does Sharpe ask El Castrador to do?
(a) Find out where Loup is located.
(b) Get a message to Sharpe's wife.
(c) Join them at San Isidoro.
(d) Kill and mutilate two deserters.

3. How many of the Portuguese battalion survived the attack by Loup?
(a) Only about one fifth.
(b) One third.
(c) About a quarter.
(d) One half.

4. What does Sharpe find out about Kiely when he speaks with him?
(a) He is a widow.
(b) He doesn't want to fight the French.
(c) He really wants to fight the French.
(d) He has a son in the army.

5. What does Loup swear to Sharpe?
(a) He will get revenge.
(b) His men can do what they want, it's war.
(c) He did not tell his men to commit any crimes.
(d) That the village was empty when they came upon it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does he tell Oliveira to do if Loup attacks?

3. What does El Castrador tell Sharpe when he arrives after the battle?

4. How many men desert from the Real Compañía Irlandesa the first night?

5. Of what does Sharpe accuse Loup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kiely tell Sharpe about the French and about his men?

2. What is Sharpe ordered to do with the Real and why?

3. What does Loup tell Ducos about Sharpe and how does Ducos feel about Loup's disclosure?

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

5. What does Sharpe suggest Donaju do about the problem with the troops?

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

7. What information about the Royal Guard is Hogan and Wellington not aware?

8. What does Sharpe asks El Castrador about the village where Loup is and who goes there with Sharpe?

9. What does Sharpe see when they arrive at the village where Loup is supposed to be and what does Sharpe do there?

10. Why is Sharpe frustrated at the beginning of the book, what does Harper do about it and how does Sharpe respond to Harper?

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