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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 happens when Lucille screams?
(a) Callon hits Patrick.
(b) Challon hits her.
(c) Patrick starts crying.
(d) Lorcet yells up the stairs.

2. What does Sharpe haul up from the cellar?
(a) Botles of wine.
(b) Dried vegetables.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Challon.

3. What has Sharpe read in the papers?
(a) The French countryside has been plundered.
(b) All former English soldiers are to leave France.
(c) The King of England is offering amnesty to deserters.
(d) Napoleon has escaped.

4. What does Lorcet order Sharpe to do?
(a) Submit to being tied.
(b) Retrieve the money by nightfall.
(c) Retrieve the gold and take it to an address in Paris.
(d) Stay under guard while Lorcet retrieves the silver.

5. How is Malan dressed?
(a) In his Sunday suit.
(b) In black clothing so as not to be seen.
(c) In his old uniform.
(d) In his farmer clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ducos' will mention?

2. What happens when the wind rattles the door?

3. What does Challon promise Lucille?

4. What is Sharpe learning to love?

5. Who is sulking about his defeat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sharpe send Gudin off?

3. What does Sharpe do when he hears of Nicholls' death?

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

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

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

7. Why is Sharpe in Normandy, and what does he think about when he holds his rifle?

8. What does Sharpe tell Locet about the gold?

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

10. Why does Malan agree to help Sharpe?

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