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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 excuse do Sharpe and Harper use to go to the village?
(a) See if the troops are in position.
(b) See where to position his greencoats.
(c) See if the troops need ammunition.
(d) Find out if the colonel wants his greencoats now.

2. What does Hogan do on the way to Kiely's burial?
(a) Pull Sharpe aside.
(b) Stop and have a drink.
(c) Have Harper hide behind a wall near the grave.
(d) Get Father Sarsfield to do the burial.

3. What does Sharpe tell Donaju to do?
(a) Have some of the greencoats go help the ones being ambushed.
(b) Ready the Real Compañía Irlandesa for battle.
(c) Pull the Real Compañía Irlandesa back from the heights.
(d) Get an ammunition wagon ready to go.

4. What does Sharpe think the French will do if the French believe they are surrounded?
(a) They will bring in artillery.
(b) They will bolt.
(c) They will surrender.
(d) They will form up a wedge.

5. Why does Sharpe gasp as he is watching the battle with Wellington?
(a) He sees some of his greencoats being ambushed.
(b) He sees the grey wolf banner.
(c) He sees Juanita.
(d) He sees the young lieutenant overrun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have the French called an unofficial truce?

2. What are Sharpe and his riflemen doing when they are moving south?

3. What formation is difficult for cavalry to attack?

4. Why are the two soldiers with Tarrant assigned to him?

5. What was Hogan's response to Sharpe's comment about Sarsfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe persuade Harper to do and why?

2. Who do Sharpe and Harper join in the first battle for the village and what happens to that person?

3. Who are the three soldiers in charge of ammunition distribution? Why are two of the soldiers on that duty and what are their names?

4. What does Loup do when he and his men first arrive at the village and what does he see that makes him disregard his assignment from Massena? What does he disregard his assignment?

5. What is Kiely's reaction to Juanita being caught by Sharpe?

6. How does Harper's superstitious action turn out?

7. How does the second large battle for Fuentes de Onoro start and which British troops are involved?

8. What do Hogan and Wellington talk about as far as Almeida is concerned?

9. Why do the French call a temporary truce and what do two French and British officers do during the truce?

10. What do Hogan and Wellington decide about Sharpe and the battle at Isidoro?

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