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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 Sharpe have to do after disposing of three of the men?
(a) Go rescue Lucille by himself.
(b) Make friends in the village.
(c) Find a constable.
(d) Go get the gold alone.

2. Who is sulking about his defeat?
(a) Picard.
(b) Caillou.
(c) Harper.
(d) Nicholls.

3. What does Sharpe use to repair the farmhouse?
(a) Money he received as a bonus after capturing a French convoy.
(b) His inheritance from his grandfather.
(c) Money he saved while in the Army.
(d) His half-pay as a retired British officer.

4. Who is Monsieur Plaquet?
(a) The owner of a bank in Paris.
(b) A man with whom Sharpe has an agreement.
(c) The mayor of Seville.
(d) A former enemy of Sharpe's.

5. Why is Sharpe bluffing with Gudin?
(a) He wants to see what Gudin will do.
(b) His troops are weakened.
(c) He does not want to fight on Christmas.
(d) Most of his troops have already started marching to the coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Lucille make fun of Lorcet?

2. What is the tall man with hussar pigtails carrying?

3. Lorcet says that Lucille had better pray for ______________.

4. What does the sentry announce to the others?

5. What happens when Lucille screams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Locet about the gold?

2. How does Sharpe send Gudin off?

3. What does Locet tell Sharpe to do? How does Locet arrange for that to happen?

4. What does Lorcet say to Lucille when it starts to snow? What does she reply?

5. What does Father Defoy announce in church? How does the widow Malan feel about the announcement?

6. What does Lucille hope about Sharpe, and how does she feel about leaving her home?

7. What does Lucille do when Challon pushes on the bed, and what is Challon's response?

8. What does Picard hear as he thinks about his loss to Sharpe and what do he and Santon think it is?

9. What does Sharpe tell Lorcet when Lorcet calls upstairs to Challon?

10. What does Lorcet agree to with Challon, and what does he find distasteful about Challon's suggestion?

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