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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. In which country did Lawford and Sharpe serve together?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) West Indies.
(d) India.

2. What is Wellesey's rank in the army?
(a) General.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Lieutenant.

3. What do Sharpe and his men capture from the French in Chapter Nine?
(a) A flag.
(b) A tent.
(c) A tank.
(d) A cannon.

4. Why does Sharpe think he can never have Josephina?
(a) He cannot help her escape.
(b) She does not love him.
(c) He does not have the financial means.
(d) He is too common.

5. Of what does the author say many will die in the days ahead?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Gangrene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lawford's rank in the army?

2. Who does Sharpe see running out of the building?

3. To what rank does Wellesey promote Sharpe?

4. Who tells Sharpe he will ruin his career?

5. What does Sharpe have to do to Berry and Gibbons to get the truth from them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Simmerson a threat to Sharpe's career?

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

3. What makes Sharpe different from other officers?

4. How does Wellesley help Sharpe in this section?

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

6. How does Sharpe meet Lieutenant Gibbons?

7. Why is Hogan worried about Sharpe in this section?

8. Why does Sharpe think the French will not attack them in Chapter Six?

9. Describe the battle in Chapter Seven.

10. How do things improve for Sharpe and his men at the end of Chapter Nine?

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