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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. Why does Sharpe think his future is doubtful?
(a) Lawford will have to be replaced.
(b) Half of his company was killed.
(c) Paperwork takes forever in the military.
(d) He was not a part of the forlorn hope.

2. To what rank has Sharpe been gazetted?
(a) Sergeant Major.
(b) Captain.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Major.

3. Where did Leroy move during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Spain.
(b) Canada.
(c) France.
(d) Australia.

4. What is Hakeswill's most obvious character defect?
(a) He is amoral.
(b) He can't take responsibility for his behavior.
(c) He is a coward.
(d) He is arrogant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lawford tell Sharpe about his assignment?

2. For what does Matthews mistake Sharpe?

3. What does Windham display in his tent?

4. What difficulty does Teresa's child have?

5. What was Hakeswill's punishment for the crime in question # 76?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Lawford and Sharpe's relationship and how do they interact?

3. What does Sharpe do right after the conclusion of the battle at Ciudad Rodrigo?

4. What does Teresa confess to Sharpe?

5. What happens in Chapter 1 when night falls and what does Lawford send Sharpe and his company to do?

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

7. What does Sharpe do with his guerrilla friend?

8. What siege does Sharpe participate in at the beginning of Chapter 1 and how does he pass his time when not fighting?

9. Why is Sharpe's back scarred?

10. 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?

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