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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. What does the French officer say Sharpe has one hour to do?
(a) Call in reinforcements.
(b) Leave the area.
(c) Tend to the wounded.
(d) Get ready for another battle.

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

3. With whom is Sharpe looking forward to spending the night in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Josephina.
(b) Harper.
(c) Anna.
(d) Hogan.

4. Why do Gibbons and Berry say they attacked Josephine?
(a) She stole from them.
(b) She swore at them.
(c) She owes them money.
(d) She is a spy.

5. What will be the deserter's punishment?
(a) Prison.
(b) Death.
(c) Flogging.
(d) A court marshall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harper say to start the British charge?

2. How do the Spanish provoke the French in this section?

3. What is Sterritt's rank in the army?

4. Why does Sharpe think there will be no fighting between the French and the British in Chapter Six?

5. What does Josephina claim the two men have tried to do to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe prove Simmerson wrong in Chapter Three?

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

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

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

5. Why does Sharpe find it difficult to arrest the deserters?

6. How does Wellesley help Sharpe in this section?

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

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

9. How does Henry Simmerson treat his men?

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

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