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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Sharpe's regiment?
(a) The 62nd Battalion.
(b) The 95th Rifles.
(c) The South Essex Regiment.
(d) The South London Regiment.

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

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

4. What kind of noise interrupts Sharpe's conversation?
(a) A baby's cry
(b) A woman's scream.
(c) A banshee's howl.
(d) A man's scream..

5. Why do Gibbons and Berry say they attacked Josephine?
(a) She swore at them.
(b) She stole from them.
(c) She is a spy.
(d) She owes them money.

6. What best describes Sharpe's life before he joined the army?
(a) A homeless bum.
(b) Criminal on the run.
(c) Destitute orphan.
(d) Wealthy landowner.

7. Why does Sharpe think he can never have Josephina?
(a) She does not love him.
(b) He does not have the financial means.
(c) He cannot help her escape.
(d) He is too common.

8. Wellesey is wise in the ways of what?
(a) Women.
(b) The commoner.
(c) Spanish culture.
(d) Diplomacy.

9. What does Sharpe say will happen to anyone who breaks rank?
(a) They will be shot.
(b) They will be sent home.
(c) They will be court marshalled.
(d) They will be lashed.

10. Which of Sharpe's friends dies in Chapter Eight?
(a) Captain Lennox.
(b) General Hogan.
(c) Sergeant Harper.
(d) Sir Arthur Wellesey

11. What does Lawford tell Sharpe that he really must buy?
(a) New boots.
(b) A new gun.
(c) A new horse.
(d) A new uniform.

12. Who does Wellesley blame for the defeat?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Gibbons.
(c) Shapre.
(d) Simmerson.

13. What reason does Sharpe give the French officer for crossing the bridge?
(a) He was ordered to cross it.
(b) They followed the Spanish.
(c) They wanted to surprise the French.
(d) He gives no reason.

14. In which city did Josefina meet Gibbons?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Lima.
(d) Madrid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Sharpe he will ruin his career?

2. About what does Wellesley warn Sharpe after Simmerson leaves?

3. What is Wellesey's rank in the army?

4. What is the name of Wellesley's temporary headquarters?

5. Why does Simmerson claim Sharpe is responsible for their loss against the French?

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