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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe tell Farthingdale about Lady Farthingdale?
(a) He knows all about her.
(b) Harper was planning to marry her.
(c) She will be a liability.
(d) She has had a child by Sharpe.

2. What does Dubreton return to Sharpe after the cease fire?
(a) Lady Farthingdale.
(b) Harper.
(c) Sharpe's gold.
(d) Hakeswill.

3. What do the French do shortly after Sharpe discovers Teresa's body?
(a) Come under a flag of truce.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Withdraw to the village.
(d) Attack once again.

4. What do the French skirmishers do as the French column advances?
(a) Withdraw.
(b) Go to the main gatehouse.
(c) Stay where they are.
(d) Attack the convent.

5. Where do Sharpe and Harper go when they go to the castle?
(a) To the north turret.
(b) To the dungeon.
(c) To the main gatehouse tower.
(d) To the main stair case.

6. What does Sharpe realize about the French?
(a) They mean to invade Spain.
(b) They are friendly for now.
(c) They mean to take over Andrados.
(d) They just came for Dubreton's wife.

7. What does Sharpe do with Pot-au-Fea?
(a) Hands him over to the French.
(b) Shoots him with a firing squad.
(c) Locks him in a cell.
(d) Hangs him.

8. Who was Sharpe's mother?
(a) An artist.
(b) He doesn't know who his mother is.
(c) The wife of a Lord.
(d) A prostitute.

9. What do the French think about Sharpe's forces?
(a) He has no artillery.
(b) He has about 2000 men.
(c) He has mostly cavalry.
(d) He doesn't have enough rifle units to matter.

10. At what place do the French concentrate their artillery?
(a) The village.
(b) The main gatehouse at the castle.
(c) The north turret of the castle.
(d) The convent.

11. Why isn't Frederickson's fire on the advancing column effective?
(a) His riflemen are poor shots.
(b) They don't have enough bullets.
(c) The French block the bullets with shields.
(d) The column is too large.

12. About how many men does Sharpe have who can fight?
(a) 1000.
(b) 600.
(c) 450.
(d) 300.

13. What was the castle originally?
(a) A wealthy landowner's summer place.
(b) The Duke's residence.
(c) A Portugal outpost.
(d) A small Spanish garrison.

14. What do the French emphasize about the British forces?
(a) Their lack of supplies.
(b) Their lack of reinforcements.
(c) Their small numbers.
(d) Their incompetency.

15. What is bandaged on Farthingdale when he comes outside?
(a) His head.
(b) His leg.
(c) His arm.
(d) His shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who favors the type of attack the French forces leader favors?

2. How do the British use the remaining rockets?

3. Who escapes that upsets Sharpe?

4. What kind of military leader is Farthingdale?

5. What does Sharpe realize as he waits for the attack of the French after the convent is destroyed?

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