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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the sentry announce to the others?
(a) Scores of people are coming toward the farm.
(b) He sees Sharpe's cart, and it has some bags in it.
(c) Two boys are coming toward the farmhouse.
(d) The priest in the village is headed their way.

2. Who follows Lucille upstairs?
(a) Marie.
(b) Challon.
(c) One of the hussars.
(d) Lorcet.

3. What does Lucille deliberately do as she is gathering the wash?
(a) Drops a handkerchief.
(b) Sways her hips.
(c) Motions to her daughter to leave.
(d) Motions to her son to leave.

4. What does Lorcet order Sharpe to do?
(a) Retrieve the money by nightfall.
(b) Retrieve the gold and take it to an address in Paris.
(c) Submit to being tied.
(d) Stay under guard while Lorcet retrieves the silver.

5. What did Ducos say Sharpe would know?
(a) The location of his son.
(b) The location of his daughter.
(c) The location of the silver.
(d) The location of the gold.

6. About what does Challon harass Lucille?
(a) Not marrying a wealthy man.
(b) Having a child out of wedlock.
(c) Being with an Englishman.
(d) Living on the farm.

7. Where did the treasure go?
(a) Lorraine.
(b) Elba.
(c) Brest.
(d) England.

8. About what do Harper and Sharpe argue near the end of the story?
(a) Who will kill the sheep.
(b) Who will stay in Spain.
(c) What Sharpe's superiors will do.
(d) Who will kill the cow.

9. How is Malan dressed?
(a) In his Sunday suit.
(b) In black clothing so as not to be seen.
(c) In his farmer clothes.
(d) In his old uniform.

10. Who fiercely hates Sharpe in the village?
(a) No one.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Malan.
(d) The retired French soldiers.

11. What does Lucille say she will cook Sharpe?
(a) A goose.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A roast duck.
(d) A pie.

12. Where is Sharpe in this story?
(a) Near London.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Southern England.
(d) India.

13. What does Lucille ask Sharpe if he misses?
(a) England.
(b) India.
(c) Army life.
(d) France.

14. What does Malan do as Sharpe greets him?
(a) Spits.
(b) Throws dirt at Sharpe.
(c) Shakes his fist.
(d) Smiles.

15. Where does Sharpe lock the men who held Lucille and Patrick hostage?
(a) In the inn's cellar.
(b) In his house's cellar.
(c) In the village jail.
(d) In the chapel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucille pray?

2. How does Lucille explain Sharpe's presence?

3. What is Sharpe learning to love?

4. Who is sulking about his defeat?

5. What does Hagman deliver?

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