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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie tell Sharpe to do when he wakes on Christmas Eve?
(a) Dress warmly.
(b) Not wake the baby.
(c) Take no risks.
(d) Eat breakfast.

2. What does Lucille pray?
(a) Sharpe will be willing to stay in Seleglise.
(b) The villagers will warm up to Sharpe.
(c) Malan will move.
(d) Sharpe will take her to England.

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

4. About what does Lucille make fun of Lorcet?
(a) He only sent three men to accompany Sharpe.
(b) He cannot control Challon.
(c) He is relying upon a known criminal for aide.
(d) He has to hire thugs to do his business.

5. Sharpe tells the congregation a story about _____________.
(a) His return to Normandy.
(b) A general, silver, and greed.
(c) An emperor, gold, and greed.
(d) His daughter being left in Normandy.

6. What does Challon promise Lucille?
(a) Patrick will not be harmed.
(b) She is about to enter paradise.
(c) Lucille will not be harmed.
(d) Sharpe will not be harmed.

7. Why does Lubecque have one of his men drive the cart?
(a) He thinks Sharpe is more easily guarded in the back of the cart.
(b) He does not want to drive the cart himself.
(c) He does not trust Sharpe.
(d) He has no left hand and cannot drive the cart.

8. What is Sharpe learning to love?
(a) Normandy.
(b) The farm where he and Lucille are living.
(c) Lucille's daughter by her first husband.
(d) Lucille's son by her first husband.

9. What does Sharpe feed occasionally?
(a) Young orphans in the village.
(b) Wild turkeys to fatten them up.
(c) The wild dogs in the woods.
(d) Former soldiers that come through the area.

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

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

12. Lorcet says that Lucille had better pray for ______________.
(a) Sharpe to return.
(b) Sharpe to still have the gold.
(c) Sharpe not to get stuck in a drift.
(d) Sharpe to be better than most of the English.

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

14. What does Challon put under his arm?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His pistol.
(d) His clothes.

15. Sharpe says Malan is ______________.
(a) A fool.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) A potential friend.
(d) Lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hagman deliver?

2. Who kicks Challon between the legs?

3. What does Sharpe learn about as the enemy are collecting their death and wounded?

4. What does Sharpe haul up from the cellar?

5. Why does Picard think Caillou is commanding the forces that are fighting?

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