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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Sharpe think will want to revenge him?
(a) Simmerson.
(b) Gibbons.
(c) Josephina.
(d) Hogan.

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

6. What is the problem the Spanish have caused the British in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) They will be fighting a French force that is angrier than before.
(b) They will be fighting a larger French force.
(c) They will be fighting a French force with more powerful weapons.
(d) They will be fighting a livelier French force.

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

8. What are the Spanish supposed to do in Chapter Seventeen but don't?
(a) Arrive at the British camp.
(b) Charge the French.
(c) Fire their cannons at the French.
(d) Release their prisoners.

9. To what city does Josephina say she is traveling?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Lima.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Madrid.

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

11. What does Sharpe say will happen to the men if they mutiny?
(a) They will be flogged twice.
(b) They will be sent home.
(c) They wil lbe thrown into prison.
(d) They will be executed.

12. Who interrupts Sharpe from his paperwork?
(a) Gibbons.
(b) Harper.
(c) Simmerson.
(d) Hogan.

13. What does Crauford say Sharpe would have deserved if he had not captured a French Eagle?
(a) Demotion to private.
(b) A flogging.
(c) An honorary knighthood.
(d) Execution.

14. About what theater does Hill tell Sharpe?
(a) The Globe.
(b) The Mitte.
(c) Drury Lane.
(d) Shady Lane.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Simmerson say will happen to sixty men at 6pm?

3. Who sharpens Sharpe's sword for him?

4. How do Gibbons and Berry react when Sharpe asks if the men have stopped for refreshments?

5. Who tells Sharpe that the South Essex are returning to battle?

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