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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. Why does Sharpe say Josephina is safe in this section?
(a) She is in a locked room.
(b) She is with Harper.
(c) She has gone back to Lisbon.
(d) She has gone to the British Embassy.

2. What does Wellesley say is worse than no army?
(a) An insane army.
(b) An exhausted army.
(c) A ghost army.
(d) A starving army.

3. In what condition are Berry and Gibbons in this section?
(a) High.
(b) Suicidal.
(c) Drunk.
(d) Depressed.

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

5. How do Gibbons and Berry react when Sharpe asks if the men have stopped for refreshments?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They vomit.
(c) They scream.
(d) They cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Spanish supposed to do in Chapter Seventeen but don't?

2. Who will pick the men to be punished?

3. Who sharpens Sharpe's sword for him?

4. About what theater does Hill tell Sharpe?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the fight in Chapter Twenty-one.

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

4. What does Sharpe think about Josephina in the Epilogue?

5. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

6. Describe the battle to capture the French Eagle.

7. What is Wellesley's opinion of the Spanish?

8. What is Simmerson's plan in this section?

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

10. How does Sharpe organize the troops before Hill's arrival?

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