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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sharpe say Josephina is safe in this section?
(a) She is in a locked room.
(b) She has gone back to Lisbon.
(c) She is with Harper.
(d) She has gone to the British Embassy.

2. What is the name of the Spanish general?
(a) Camilo.
(b) Domingez.
(c) Cuesta.
(d) Escribiano.

3. Who does Wellesley say has failed the British on every promise?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The French.

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

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

6. About what do Harper and Sharpe joke in this section?
(a) The French Eagle.
(b) Simmerson.
(c) The French.
(d) High class officers.

7. Who will pick the men to be punished?
(a) The captains.
(b) Josephina.
(c) The generals.
(d) Simmerson.

8. What does the author say is rich and deep?
(a) The red wine.
(b) The steak.
(c) The gravy.
(d) The coffee.

9. Who does Sharpe hear has been shot, but is still alive?
(a) Knowles.
(b) Gibbons.
(c) Lawford.
(d) Harper.

10. Who does Sharpe see sneaking through the darkness in this section?
(a) Gibbons and Berry.
(b) Spanish troops.
(c) Hogan and Harper.
(d) French troops.

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

12. What is the name of Josephina's servant?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Horace.
(c) Agostino.
(d) Achilles.

13. Who does Sharpe witness getting killed in this section?
(a) Harper.
(b) Ensign.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Denny.

14. Who thanks Sharpe at the end of Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Huckfield.
(b) Simmerson.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Hill.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sharpe say will happen to the men if they mutiny?

3. Who does Sharpe think will want to revenge him?

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

5. What is the name of the American historian on whom Sharpe says he relied heavily?

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