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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 Lawford tell Sharpe the Spanish are still doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Training.
(c) Studying.
(d) Eating.

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

3. What does Sharpe order his soldiers to use as a target?
(a) Simmerson's tent.
(b) Their stocks.
(c) A fence post.
(d) An oak tree.

4. In which country is the town of Abrantes ?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Spain.
(d) Romania.

5. Sharpe throws the lieutenant into what?
(a) Horse dung.
(b) A stream.
(c) Horse hay.
(d) A lake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Leroy's rank in the army?

3. For what have the troops exchanged their ammunition?

4. What does the lieutenant use to hit Sharpe in the face?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What offer does the French make to Sharpe in this section?

2. What makes Sharpe different from other officers?

3. Why does Sharpe think Gibbons must want revenge?

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

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

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

7. How does Sharpe meet Lieutenant Gibbons?

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

9. How does Wellesley help Sharpe in this section?

10. How does Simmerson cause problems in Chapter Fourteen?

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