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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose biography did Lady Elizabeth Longford write?
(a) Wellington's.
(b) Napolean's.
(c) Cuesta's.
(d) Simmerson's.

2. Which of the following do the British trade with the French in this section?
(a) Women.
(b) Beer.
(c) Jokes.
(d) Cheese.

3. What does Knowles want Sharpe to have if he is killed?
(a) His necklace.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His rings.
(d) His watch.

4. About whom does Hogan want to give Sharpe news in Chapter Twenty-two?
(a) Hardy.
(b) Josephina.
(c) Berry.
(d) Gibbons.

5. What kind of soup is Sharpe sipping down?
(a) Goulash soup.
(b) Tomato soup.
(c) Chicken soup.
(d) Beef soup.

6. What is the name of the rifleman who has been killed?
(a) Hardy.
(b) Pendlestone.
(c) Gataker.
(d) Tomkins.

7. What is the name of Sharpe's company?
(a) The People's Company.
(b) The Heavy Company.
(c) The Common Company.
(d) The Light Company.

8. What general does Simmerson say he dislikes?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Harper.
(d) Wellesley.

9. What have the Spanish decided to do rather than fight?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Make friends.
(c) Drink.
(d) Eat.

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

11. What does Simmerson order his troops to do near the beginning of Chapter Twenty-three?
(a) March away from their formation.
(b) Kill Sharpe on sight.
(c) Charge the Spanish.
(d) Charge the French.

12. 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.

13. For what is Bob Crauford known in the army?
(a) His womanizing.
(b) His strict discipline.
(c) His humor.
(d) His drinking.

14. Into hat kind of glasses has the wine been poured at the beginning of the Epilogue?
(a) Sherry glasses.
(b) Crystal glasses.
(c) Champagne glasses.
(d) Diamond glasses.

15. Who does Simmerson think should have been given command of the British forces?
(a) His cousin.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simmerson think that people don't recognize about him?

2. What does Wellesley present at the end of the Epilogue?

3. Who does Sharpe witness getting killed in this section?

4. What is Harper's first name?

5. Who will pick the men to be punished?

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