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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 nationality is Harper?
(a) Irish.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Scottish.
(d) British.

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

3. Against whom does Sharpe swear vengeance?
(a) Captain Wainscot.
(b) Sergeant Hakeswill.
(c) Teresa's brother.
(d) Major Billings.

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

5. Why are Hakeswill's skin and eyes yellow?
(a) He has liver disease.
(b) He smokes too many cigarettes.
(c) Past bouts with fever.
(d) They aren't yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sharpe worried about his status with his company?

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

3. What is Sharpe looking for as he wanders Ciudad Rodrigo?

4. What does Sharpe realize about Rymer in Chapter 8?

5. How does Sharpe pass his time in Spain in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Sharpe worried following the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in Chapter 5?

3. What do Harper and Sharpe run into as they begin to enter the city and what do they do about it?

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

5. What happens to Sharpe's and Teresa's relationship when the army leaves for Badajoz? Where will Teresa be staying in Badajoz? Upon what is she counting on from Sharpe?

6. What does Sharpe do with his guerrilla friend?

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

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

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

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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