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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. With what is most of the basement in the convent filled?
(a) Water.
(b) Old furniture.
(c) Human bones.
(d) Wine.

2. Where does Sharpe go at the beginning of Chapter 1 to get out of the cold?
(a) Enlisted mess.
(b) The church.
(c) Headquarters mess.
(d) Officers mess.

3. What do the men defending the castle do?
(a) Surrender to Sharpe.
(b) Attack the convent.
(c) Run away.
(d) Go into the village.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Farthingdale decide to do when the convent is attacked?

2. Why doesn't Lord Farthingdale marry Josefina?

3. How does Farthingdale feel about Sharpe's inability to bring back Lady Farthingdale?

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

5. What is Sharpe told is the estimated number of men that Pot-au-Feu has with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the men Sharpe and Harper see first at Andrados and why are they there?

2. Who does Sharpe meet who is head of the rifle company going to Andrados, what is that man like and how does Sharpe feel about him?

3. Why is Lady Farthingdale at Andrados, who is with her and what happens to them?

4. How important is Andrados, where it is situated and what types of protections are in place around it?

5. What do Pot-au-Feu and Hakeswill suggest to Sharpe and the others and what are they doing while they talk?

6. What happens when Frederickson shows up at the convent?

7. What do Sharpe and Harper do at the convent while negotiating with the leaders of the men there?

8. What does Farthingdale do with his troops as Christmas day breaks?

9. What happens to the gold Sharpe brought with him and what kind of reassurance does Pot-au-Feu give? What do the men learn from that reassurance?

10. What does Sharpe first do when he takes over his new command and to what conclusions does he come?

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