2. Why has Lady Farthingdale come to Andrados?
(a) To visit her sister.
(b) For a pilgrimage.
(c) It is her home.
(d) To recover from illness in the mountain air.

3. Why doesn't Lord Farthingdale marry Josefina?
(a) He doesn't think of her that way.
(b) She is too far beneath him.
(c) He is already married.
(d) She is already married.

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

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

6. What does Farthingdale decide to do on Christmas day?
(a) Wait for reinforcements.
(b) Leave with the women.
(c) Have a large Christmas dinner.
(d) Attack the castle.

7. What do Sharpe and Harper look at when surveying the convent?
(a) Where the nuns might be hidden.
(b) For any tunnel out of the convent.
(c) Look at it for tactical defense.
(d) The beautiful art.

8. What are the two leaders of the Andrados force doing when they talk to Sharpe?
(a) Eating.
(b) Fondling semi-nude women.
(c) Torturing Hogan.
(d) Raping young Spanish girls.

9. What does Farthingdale do when the attacking forces withdraw?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Orders the troops to pursue.
(c) Withdraws back to the convent.
(d) Cautiously encircles the castle.

10. What does Sharpe do with the prisoners from the convent?
(a) Ties them up.
(b) Strip them and put them in cells.
(c) Puts them in the dungeon.
(d) Kills them.

11. What is Sharpe supposed to do with the troops to which he has been assigned?
(a) Learn how to use their weapons.
(b) Drill, parade and train them.
(c) Take them to the French border.
(d) Keep them from killing the British.

12. What does the rocket battalion have that Sharpe needs?
(a) More men.
(b) Mules.
(c) Wagons.
(d) Cannon.

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

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

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