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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. For what is Bob Crauford known in the army?
(a) His humor.
(b) His womanizing.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His strict discipline.

2. Who does Sharpe hear has been shot, but is still alive?
(a) Lawford.
(b) Harper.
(c) Gibbons.
(d) Knowles.

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

4. What does Sharpe say his men can do if they decide to help him capture the French Eagle?
(a) Cover them.
(b) Join the South Essex.
(c) Kill themselves.
(d) Go back to camp.

5. Who does Wellesley say has failed the British on every promise?
(a) The French.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Russians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Gibbons and Berry react when Sharpe asks if the men have stopped for refreshments?

2. What does Hogan think will happen to Sharpe if he kills Gibbons and Berry?

3. What does Simmerson think that people don't recognize about him?

4. What does Crauford say Sharpe would have deserved if he had not captured a French Eagle?

5. Who does Sharpe witness getting killed in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chapter Twenty say about Harper and Sharpe's relationship?

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

3. How does Sharpe make Knowles feel better in this section?

4. Why does Sharpe worry about Josephina's safety in this section?

5. What do the French and British do in between fighting?

6. How does Sharpe get Berry alone?

7. Why doesn't Sharpe want Denny to join them to capture the French Eagle?

8. How does Simmerson try to involve everyone in his plan to punish the men?

9. How does Sharpe celebrate his capture of the Eagle in Chapter Twenty-five?

10. Why does Sharpe think the battle will be his only chance to capture a French Eagle?

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