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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against what does Sharpe lead his men?
(a) The French sortie.
(b) The small arms fire.
(c) One of the guns.
(d) The gate keepers.

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

3. What does Windham display in his tent?
(a) His medals.
(b) His officer's sword.
(c) A portrait of his wife.
(d) He writ of commission.

4. How does the encounter with the man in question # 65 affect Sharpe?
(a) Puts him off balance.
(b) It doesn't affect him.
(c) Makes him happy.
(d) Makes him depressed.

5. Who is the father of Teresa's child?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) Her husband, Antonio.
(c) Hogan.
(d) A French soldier who raped her.

6. What does Matthews present to Sharpe?
(a) His second in command.
(b) His troops.
(c) The new company commander.
(d) His credentials.

7. What is Sharpe looking for as he wanders Ciudad Rodrigo?
(a) A woman.
(b) Harper.
(c) A drink.
(d) A new horse.

8. What do Colonel Lawford and Sharpe discuss in Chapter 2?
(a) The plans for the assault.
(b) Their marriages.
(c) Religion.
(d) Superstitions that soldiers hold.

9. How many times have the British attempted to take Badajoz?
(a) Four.
(b) Once.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

10. For what does Teresa look to Sharpe?
(a) Protection.
(b) Sex.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

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

12. On what type of terms did Teresa and Sharpe part?
(a) Acrimonious.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Madly in love.

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

14. What is presumed about the British and taking Badajoz?
(a) They will lose.
(b) They will take six months to break Badajoz.
(c) They will win.
(d) They will take it but lose three quarters of their men.

15. With whom has Sharpe begun a new romance in England?
(a) Victoria Standhope.
(b) Teresa Constantina.
(c) Sarah Worthington.
(d) Jane Gibbons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What difficulty does Teresa's child have?

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

3. What is Lawford's status in British society?

4. In what city is the place where Teresa's daughter is staying?

5. Where did Leroy move during the American Revolutionary War?

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