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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 Teresa look like?
(a) Dark haired and beautiful.
(b) Ordinary with a nice smile.
(c) Tall with red hair.
(d) Small and blond.

2. For what does Matthews mistake Sharpe?
(a) His former aide.
(b) The company commander.
(c) A common soldier.
(d) The commander of the battalion.

3. How many French soldiers does Teresa claim she has killed since last seeing Sharpe?
(a) Three.
(b) One a week.
(c) Five.
(d) One a month.

4. What does Lawford tell Sharpe about his assignment?
(a) He is being transferred to the baggage train.
(b) He will be his aide-de-camp.
(c) He will command his company.
(d) He will lead the forlorn hope.

5. What has stalled Sharpe's promotion?
(a) His lack of funds.
(b) A general who hates him.
(c) Paperwork and irregularities.
(d) His marriage to a foreign national.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the father of Teresa's child?

2. How was the breach in the wall of Ciudad Rodrigo caused?

3. What type of fire do the French do with their cannons?

4. In what kind of physical condition is Sharpe?

5. During the American Revolutionary War with whom did Leroy's father fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who reports to Sharpe when reinforcements arrive for the battalion, what mistake does he make and what does he do after he is corrected?

2. How long has it been since Sharpe has seen Teresa, on what terms did they part and what does she do about the French in her country?

3. Why is Sharpe's back scarred?

4. Who is Captain Leroy and what kind of relationship does Sharpe have with him?

5. What do Hogan and Sharpe discuss when they get together and what is Hogan's opinion of taking Badajoz?

6. Who does Sharpe see in the new replacements that throws him off and what happens when he sees that person? How does he feel about the encounter?

7. What kind of obstacle does the River Guadiana pose for the British and how do they surmount it?

8. What guerrilla rider approaches Sharpe and what does she tell him? What does she look like?

9. What is Sharpe's rank in Chapter 1 and what is the ambiguity surrounding his rank?

10. Describe Hakeswill's character and why he is in the army.

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