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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nairn tell Sharpe at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) That Hogan has been taken capture.
(b) About the capture of Andrados.
(c) That sergeant Hakeswill is in the area.
(d) That his brother has been killed.

2. Who finally arrives after Josefina speaks to Sharpe?
(a) Hakeswill.
(b) The rest of the combat troops.
(c) The rocket battalion.
(d) Michael Hogan.

3. What does the Chaplain General ask Nairn to do?
(a) Allow the Jewish soldiers to rest on Saturday.
(b) Keep Methodism in check.
(c) Attend masses for the dead.
(d) Set up services for the Methodist.

4. By what other name besides Josephina is Lady Farthingdale known?
(a) Lady Blythington.
(b) La Lacosta.
(c) Madame Aphrodite.
(d) Elizabeth Koven.

5. What is wrong physically with General Nairn at the beginning of the book?
(a) He has a headache.
(b) He has the flu.
(c) He has a cold.
(d) He has a broken arm.

6. What does Sharpe do with the forces he has at his disposal?
(a) Consolidate them at the convent.
(b) Spread them throughout Andrados.
(c) Send some back to the base to get help.
(d) Drill them in rapid reload.

7. What will the rocket battalion be doing while Sharpe is gone?
(a) Practicing their aim.
(b) Moving closer to the French border.
(c) Resting.
(d) They are going with him.

8. What kind of wound does Farthingdale receive?
(a) A minor head wound.
(b) A cut on his knee.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A sprained ankle.

9. What does Sharpe receive from the person in question #14?
(a) A promotion.
(b) A silver star.
(c) A reprimand.
(d) A letter from his wife.

10. What kind of weapon does Sharpe find in the basement?
(a) A mine.
(b) A cannon.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) A Turner rifle.

11. What does Josefina say about Lord Farthingdale and her past?
(a) He doesn't know about it.
(b) He knows about it.
(c) She is planning to tell him.
(d) She doesn't want him to know about it.

12. How do the defenders of the castle appear to Sharpe?
(a) Angry.
(b) Unconcerned.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Quiet.

13. Who is Lady Farthingdale in reality?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) A French spy.
(c) A Spanish noblewoman.
(d) The wife of another lord.

14. What does General Nairn use to toast his bread?
(a) Chopsticks.
(b) A toasting fork.
(c) An iron skillet.
(d) Fireplace tongs.

15. What does Josefina tell Sharpe about Lord Farthingdale and how he feels about her?
(a) He wants to get rid of her.
(b) He disdains her.
(c) He is madly in love with her.
(d) He is using her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sharpe and his companions after they pledge to help each other?

2. What is Sharpe supposed to do with the troops to which he has been assigned?

3. Who goes to Andrados with Sharpe?

4. What does Sharpe notice about the new weapons under his command?

5. What religion is General Nairn?

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