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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Simmerson want to destroy the British forces apart from his own troops?
(a) To create his own guerilla army.
(b) To get his command.
(c) For revenge.
(d) To prove a point.

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

3. What does Hogan think will happen to Sharpe if he kills Gibbons and Berry?
(a) He will be lashed.
(b) He will be executed.
(c) He will be sent to prison.
(d) He will be promoted.

4. What is Harper's first name?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Hamish.
(c) Dougal.
(d) Dermot.

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

6. Who tells Sharpe that the South Essex are returning to battle?
(a) Denny.
(b) Pendleton.
(c) Simmerson.
(d) Berry.

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

8. What does Sharpe think will happen if Simmerson refuses to return his troops to their positions?
(a) The Spanish will save them.
(b) They will lose the king's colors.
(c) They will all die.
(d) He will lose his rank.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the Spanish general?

4. What is Claud Hardy's rank in the army?

5. Who does Sharpe wish was there to hear Wellesley's toast?

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