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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Harper go to the river in this section?
(a) To fish.
(b) To swim.
(c) To wash his clothes.
(d) To bathe.

2. Who tells Sharpe he will ruin his career?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Wellesey.
(c) Simmerson.
(d) Gibbons.

3. For what is Sharpe looking in the town before he meets a lieutenant from the South Essex?
(a) A water fountain.
(b) A manuscript.
(c) A beer.
(d) Wine.

4. What is the name of the Spanish forces?
(a) The Regimientia de Barcelona.
(b) The Regimientia de Sevilla.
(c) The Regimientia de Santa Maria.
(d) The Regimientia de Madrid.

5. What kind of animal is the priest riding?
(a) A camel.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A horse.
(d) An elephant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wellesey say people think he is running instead of an army?

2. What does Forrest say he once suppressed in Chelmsford?

3. What is Knowles' rank in the army?

4. In which city did Josefina meet Gibbons?

5. Whose footbeats ring on the flagstones at the beginning of Chapter Eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Henry Simmerson treat his men?

2. What problems has Simmerson caused Sharpe in this section?

3. How does Sharpe react to the situation with Josephina in Chapter Eleven?

4. What problems do the Spanish troops cause the British in this section?

5. How is Sharpe's evening disrupted in Chapter Twelve?

6. How does Sharpe know Lieutenant Colonel William Lawson?

7. How is Harper treating Sharpe's leg at the beginning of the novel?

8. How does Sharpe meet the young woman in this section?

9. How does Sharpe meet Lieutenant Gibbons?

10. What makes Sharpe different from other officers?

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