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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. Why would Wellington not march on Badajoz or Cadiz?
(a) If his supplies do not arrive from England.
(b) If Almeida is in the hands of the French.
(c) If he is not head of the allied forces.
(d) If the Spanish do not join him.

2. What does Tarrant want Sharpe's greencoats to do?
(a) Guard the ammunition wagons.
(b) Guard Tarrant and his staff.
(c) Join the troops in the south.
(d) Report to the colonel in charge of defending the village.

3. What message is sent to Massena from the French dragoons?
(a) All of the people in Nave de Haver are now prisoners.
(b) They are heading for Poco Velha.
(c) They are staying in Nave de Haver.
(d) There were no Spanish partisans in Nave de Haver.

4. What is happening a the church in Nave de Haver when the French dragoons ride into town?
(a) There is a wedding going on.
(b) There is a baptism being done.
(c) It is empty.
(d) A mass is just beginning.

5. What is Sharpe using to look at the French troops?
(a) Binoculars.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A pair of glasses.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the person in question #130 blame San Isidoro on Sharpe?

2. What would happen if Wellington lost his entire force?

3. What does Hogan tell Sharpe about Sharpe's change in status?

4. What is the only choice left for the British to retreat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the French do at the church in Nave de Haver?

2. What does Hogan tell Wellington about the French and Almeida?

3. Where are the Spanish partisans set up to watch the southern flank and what happens to them?

4. Who and what does Sharpe find at a house in San Cristobal?

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

6. What does Sharpe do when he hears Loup shouting out commands in the battle and what do the soldiers around them do?

7. How do Sharpe and his men help the southern troops?

8. Why is Sharpe being subjected to a board of inquiry?

9. What is Valverde's argument about Sharpe?

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

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