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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. Whose garrison must Picard rescue?
(a) Gudin's.
(b) Nicholl's.
(c) No one's.
(d) Sharpe's.
2. With whose forces is Sharpe fighting in "Sharpe's Christmas"?
(a) British.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Dutch.
3. With whom does Sharpe go to consult?
(a) Smith.
(b) Gudin.
(c) Nicholls.
(d) Picard.
4. Who does Cornwell say commissioned the Sharpe stories originally?
(a) His mother.
(b) His former English professor.
(c) Daily Mail.
(d) His best friend who is an editor.
5. With whom is Richard Sharpe kneeling at the end of a field?
(a) Ensign Gudin.
(b) Ensign Nicholls.
(c) Patrick Harper.
(d) Colonel Hogan.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why doesn't Picard call his men back off the slopes?
2. Who granted Gudin his eagle?
3. Why does Sharpe think it cruel to fire at the unprotected French soldiers?
4. For what does Caillou blame Gudin when they hear shots in the distance?
5. What is the state of England in Sharpe's Ransom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gudin feel about leaving the fort at Ochagavia, and what is the group composed of who will be leaving the fort?
2. Why does Sharpe have hope the garrison will surrender, and what does the garrison have that Sharpe would like to take?
3. When does Sharpe think the French will arrive? What does he do for his men because of this?
4. How does Nicholls feel about Sharpe and Harper? What does he ask them? What is Sharpe's response?
5. What does Cornwell say about Sharpe's Christmas in the introduction?
6. What are Sharpe and Harper attempting to do for Christmas at the beginning of the story? How is their task interrupted?
7. What does Gudin think about when he thinks of India?
8. How long is each story in Sharpe's Christmas, and why are they that length?
9. What does Sharpe and d'Alembord see through Sharpe's telescope?
10. Why did Cornwell think writing about a Christmas with Sharpe was odd?
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