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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what begins to arrive for the battalion?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Messages.
(c) Reinforcements.
(d) Supplies.

2. From what country is Captain Leroy?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) America.
(d) France.

3. How long has it been since Sharpe has seen Teresa?
(a) Almost two years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three years.
(d) About a year.

4. What are the British soldiers doing in Ciudad Rodrigo after they enter it?
(a) Pillaging it.
(b) Taking French prisoners.
(c) Noting.
(d) Burning it.

5. What does Wellington believe about Badajoz?
(a) It must be captured quickly.
(b) It is not that important.
(c) They can starve them out.
(d) It is essential to defeating Napoleon.

6. What does Hogan say Teresa is still doing?
(a) Running a bed and breakfast.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Guerrilla warfare.
(d) Sewing military uniforms.

7. What is Sharpe's relationship to the man in question # 65?
(a) Friend.
(b) Former superior officer.
(c) Brother.
(d) Enemy.

8. What does Teresa plan to do next?
(a) Go to England.
(b) Return to Madrid.
(c) Begin fighting the French.
(d) Stay with her daughter.

9. Whose side of the war is Teresa helping?
(a) Prussia.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

10. In what kind of physical condition is Sharpe?
(a) He's crippled in his left leg.
(b) Poor.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Excellent.

11. How does Sharpe pass his time in Spain in Chapter 1?
(a) Guarding the baggage train.
(b) Thinking about his past.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Getting married.

12. What would the capture of Badajoz do for the British?
(a) Give them access to Paris.
(b) Put them on a navigable river.
(c) Double the British supplies.
(d) Open up the Spanish frontier.

13. What non-soldiers does the Army allow to travel with the baggage train?
(a) Blacksmiths.
(b) Nobles who like to watch battles.
(c) Anyone who wants to travel with them.
(d) Wives, children, and whores.

14. Where are the French guns located by the breach?
(a) To the left side.
(b) Right in the middle of it.
(c) They are turned in the opposite direction.
(d) Near the ends of the breach.

15. Who is with Teresa in the tavern?
(a) Her guerrilla fighters.
(b) Her parents.
(c) A friend, Sharpe's rival.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lawford appear when Sharpe comes upon him while going into the city?

2. What type of ammo are the French firing at the breach?

3. What do Hogan and Sharpe discuss as they ride to Badajoz?

4. What do Hogan and Sharpe first discuss when they meet in Chapter 1?

5. What does Hakeswill do when Teresa enters the stables?

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