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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which member of his family does Simmerson say he will write?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His brother.

2. Why does one of the soldiers say he deserted?
(a) To get drunk.
(b) To go home.
(c) To join the French.
(d) To join the Spanish.

3. How does the author describe the priest's Spanish?
(a) Fluent.
(b) Passable.
(c) Awful.
(d) Basic.

4. What is Lawford's rank in the army?
(a) General Major.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel.
(d) Captain.

5. In which country did Lawford and Sharpe serve together?
(a) France.
(b) West Indies.
(c) India.
(d) Spain.

6. What is Knowles' rank in the army?
(a) General.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Captain.
(d) Sergeant.

7. Who has placed Hogan and Sharpe under arrest?
(a) Colonel Simmerson.
(b) Napolean.
(c) Arthur Wellesey.
(d) Lieutenant Gibbons.

8. With what does Sharpe promise Lennox he would replace the regiments lost colors?
(a) A French cannon.
(b) A French flag.
(c) A French Eagle.
(d) A French buffet.

9. For what is Sharpe looking in the town before he meets a lieutenant from the South Essex?
(a) A manuscript.
(b) A beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) A water fountain.

10. What does Harper tell the men they cannot do unless ordered?
(a) Charge.
(b) Fire their crossbows.
(c) Break rank.
(d) Fire their guns.

11. What does the French officer say the British are unlucky to have?
(a) The Spanish troops.
(b) Arthur Wellesey.
(c) Colonel Simmerson.
(d) British food.

12. What do Sharpe and his men now have the materials to do at the end of the chapter?
(a) Help the wounded.
(b) Fix the bridge.
(c) Set up camp.
(d) Defeat the French.

13. In which country is the town of Abrantes ?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Romania.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

14. What does Lawford tell Sharpe the Spanish are still doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Training.
(c) Studying.
(d) Sleeping.

15. What does Wellesey say people think he is running instead of an army?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A bar.
(d) A hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lawford tell Sharpe that he really must buy?

2. Who interrupts Sharpe's line of thinking in Chapter Seven?

3. Who goes with Sharpe and Hogan to help Josefina?

4. Who does Wellesley blame for the defeat?

5. What is Sharpe's rank at the beginning of the novel?

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