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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 lieutenant use to hit Sharpe in the face?
(a) A saddle.
(b) A whip.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A stick.

2. Why do the Spanish march over the bridge?
(a) To meet the French.
(b) They are bored.
(c) Their pride is hurting.
(d) To upset the British.

3. What is Leroy's rank in the army?
(a) General.
(b) Major.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lieutenant.

4. What does Harper use to clean out Sharpe's wound?
(a) Worms.
(b) Caterpillars.
(c) Flies.
(d) Maggots.

5. Where does Chapter Thirteen take place?
(a) A cell.
(b) Sharpe's room.
(c) A cellar.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sharpe's regiment?

2. What is the name of the regiment Sir Henry Simmerson commands?

3. What reason does Sharpe give the French officer for crossing the bridge?

4. What is Captain Hogan's mission in this novel?

5. What does Lawford tell Sharpe that he really must buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Harper in this section?

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

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

4. Why does Sharpe wish the deserters had not been so honest?

5. How does Sharpe know Lieutenant Colonel William Lawson?

6. How does Wellesley help Sharpe in this section?

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

8. Why does Sharpe think Gibbons must want revenge?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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