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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Simmerson say the troops have to reassemble later that evening?
(a) Battle.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Drill.

2. How does Sharpe almost die in this section?
(a) Gibbons tries to trample him with his horse.
(b) A French officer strikes him with his sword.
(c) Simmerson tries to shoot him with his rifle.
(d) Hill tries to stab him.

3. In what condition are most of the men to whom Sharpe talks in the timber yard?
(a) High.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Depressed.

4. How do the Spanish react to their fright?
(a) They jump into the river.
(b) They run away.
(c) They fire their cannon.
(d) They fire their muskets.

5. Where does Sharpe ask his troops to gather in ChapterFifteen?
(a) The hospital tent.
(b) The timber yard.
(c) His lodgings.
(d) The car park.

6. Sharpe spends his time working on what before the flogging?
(a) Organizing a mutiny.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Administrative duties.
(d) Recruiting men.

7. In what condition are Berry and Gibbons in this section?
(a) Suicidal.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Drunk.
(d) High.

8. The troops waiting for what at the beginning of Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Battle.
(b) The executions.
(c) The King's arrival.
(d) General Wellesley's arrival.

9. Who does Sharpe promise Hogan he won't harm?
(a) Harper.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Berry.
(d) Gibbons.

10. What is the rank of the man who relieves Simmerson of his command?
(a) A general.
(b) A sergeant.
(c) A major.
(d) A lieutenant colonel.

11. What is Hill's nickname?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Wally.
(d) Pistol.

12. What does a staff captain give Wellesley?
(a) A sealed paper.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A box.
(d) A sword.

13. What does Simmerson say will happen to sixty men at 6pm?
(a) They will be flogged.
(b) They will be sent home.
(c) They will be shot.
(d) They will be sent out scouting.

14. What eventually helps the French to advance on the British in this section?
(a) The British run out of cannonballs.
(b) The Spanish run away.
(c) They shoot General Hill.
(d) A reserve French force.

15. Who does Sharpe first tell about Berry's death?
(a) Harper.
(b) Josephina.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Gibbons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the British trade with the French in this section?

2. What is Harper's first name?

3. What kind of bird does Harper see fly down near the stream?

4. Where does Simmerson want to send Sharpe?

5. Who does Sharpe see sneaking through the darkness in this section?

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