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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 does Cornwell say exists to increase awareness of soldiers who fought in the early 19th century?
(a) Sharpe Appreciation Society.
(b) The Art of War Society.
(c) Sharpe's Legacy Society.
(d) The Soldiers' Scrapbook.

2. What does Picard believe about himself?
(a) He is charmed.
(b) He is an excellent judge of character.
(c) He is important to Napoleon.
(d) He is smarter than most men.

3. How long does Sharpe figure it will take the French to advance?
(a) An hour.
(b) A day.
(c) A few hours.
(d) They are in retreat.

4. Why is Picard pleased that his men are miserable?
(a) He likes to share his own misery.
(b) He thinks they fight better that way.
(c) He will look good when he solves their problem.
(d) He thinks they need to be toughened up.

5. Where is a French garrison located?
(a) The Fort near Timcumpki.
(b) The Fort at Ochagavia.
(c) Somewhere north of Sharpe's men.
(d) Isle de France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Sharpe found south of the village?

2. Where are Sharpe's riflemen hidden?

3. Picard thinks ____________ are on the slopes.

4. What are both men unable to do?

5. How many Frenchmen are coming from the South?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Sharpe send his skirmishers? What is the result?

2. How does Gudin feel about leaving the fort at Ochagavia, and what is the group composed of who will be leaving the fort?

3. What are Sharpe and Harper attempting to do for Christmas at the beginning of the story? How is their task interrupted?

4. Why is Caillou angry at Gudin about the women, and why is Gudin walking?

5. Why is General Picard upset? What pleases him about his men? Why does he think he is different from Gudin?

6. How does Nicholls feel about Sharpe and Harper? What does he ask them? What is Sharpe's response?

7. What does Caillou object to with the leaving of the fort? How does he threaten Gudin? How does Gudin feel about Caillou's threat?

8. How long is each story in Sharpe's Christmas, and why are they that length?

9. What does Cornwell say about Sharpe's Christmas in the introduction?

10. What has Sharpe been doing for the past ten years? Whom does he command? Why? When do Sharpe and his men march? What does Sharpe ignore?

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