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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 Wellesley present at the end of the Epilogue?
(a) Sharpe's sword.
(b) Sharpe's medal for bravery.
(c) Sharpe's Eagle.
(d) Sharpe's musket.

2. Whose biography did Lady Elizabeth Longford write?
(a) Wellington's.
(b) Napolean's.
(c) Simmerson's.
(d) Cuesta's.

3. Who does Sharpe first tell about Berry's death?
(a) Harper.
(b) Hogan.
(c) Josephina.
(d) Gibbons.

4. Who does Simmerson think should have been given command of the British forces?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Himself.
(c) Hardy.
(d) His cousin.

5. What does a staff captain give Wellesley?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A box.
(c) A sealed paper.
(d) A sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claud Hardy's rank in the army?

2. What was the name of the officer who relieved Simmerson of his command?

3. What is Harper's first name?

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

5. What does Sharpe say will happen to the men if they mutiny?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sharpe prepare for battle at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?

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

4. With what problem does Chapter Twenty-five open?

5. Summarize the novel.

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

7. What problems have the Spanish caused the British in this section?

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

9. Summarize the Epilogue.

10. How does Sharpe almost die in Chapter Twenty-five?

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