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

2. Who in the village likes Sharpe?
(a) Malan.
(b) The widow Malan.
(c) Ducos.
(d) Father Defoy.

3. What does Picard suggest they do when they hear gunfire?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Send a messenger for reinforcements.
(c) Get into France as fast as possible.
(d) Help Gudin's men.

4. What does Hagman deliver?
(a) A newborn calf.
(b) A bottle of wine from Picard.
(c) A baby girl.
(d) A message from Picard.

5. What does Sharpe think odd after he kills the fox?
(a) It is odd the men he saw have not reappeared.
(b) The fox was pregnant but has a den of youngs already.
(c) He cannot hear the church bell as usual.
(d) The musket misfired a couple times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lucille name Patrick with the surname Lassan?

2. What does Sharpe feel as he is marching to Irati that evening?

3. Whom does Challon push out of the room upstairs?

4. What does Gudin offer?

5. Who fiercely hates Sharpe in the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe think after he kills the fox and he does not see the six men continue to the village?

2. What does Sharpe tell Locet about the gold?

3. Why does Malan agree to help Sharpe?

4. Where does Challon take Lucille, and what interrupts his plans for her the first time?

5. How does Sharpe deal with the three men who are with him?

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

7. Who pushes their way into the house while Sharpe is gone, and what do they do and say?

8. What does Challon do while Lucille puts Patrick to bed? What does Lorcet find in Sharpe's accounts?

9. What does Malan say to Sharpe's request? What is Sharpe's response?

10. What does Sharpe say about the villagers, especially Malan? What is Lucille's response?

(see the answer keys)

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