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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. Who is the Peer's Chief of Intelligence?
(a) Richard Sharpe.
(b) Colonel Hogan.
(c) Colonel Gudin.
(d) Patrick Harper.
2. What does the bugler do under Sharpe's orders?
(a) Signals a charge.
(b) Signals a flanking movement.
(c) Signals a surrender.
(d) Signals a retreat for the riflemen.
3. Why is Caillou furious?
(a) Gudin is going to speak with the men holding the flag of truce.
(b) He is not in command.
(c) The women are slowing down the garrison.
(d) Picard's men ran.
4. Why does Sharpe think it cruel to fire at the unprotected French soldiers?
(a) They are so very young.
(b) They are trying to protect the women and children.
(c) They look like they are starving.
(d) They have few weapons.
5. What does Sharpe order Smith to do?
(a) Retreat in two hours.
(b) Dig trenches on the east side of Irati.
(c) Keep his men from drinking.
(d) Watch for the other French garrison.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Cornwell say exists to increase awareness of soldiers who fought in the early 19th century?
2. How long is it until Christmas?
3. Who commands the piquet on the south road?
4. Who will cover the east road?
5. Where does Picard send the voltiguers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Caillou object to with the leaving of the fort? How does he threaten Gudin? How does Gudin feel about Caillou's threat?
2. What does Gudin do after Caillou breaks the truce?
3. What does Caillou do to keep Gudin from meeting with the British truce?
4. How long is each story in Sharpe's Christmas, and why are they that length?
5. What does Cornwell briefly describe in the introduction?
6. Why is General Picard upset? What pleases him about his men? Why does he think he is different from Gudin?
7. 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?
8. How does Sharpe give the French warning, and why does he warn them?
9. How does Nicholls feel about Sharpe and Harper? What does he ask them? What is Sharpe's response?
10. How do the French play into Sharpe's trick with wine barrels?
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