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

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

3. What does Farthingdale decide to do when the convent is attacked?
(a) Launch a counterattack.
(b) Go out the tunnel in the basement.
(c) Hide in the basement.
(d) Wait and see what Sharpe does.

4. Where do Pot-au-Feu's forces remain?
(a) In the village.
(b) Out of sight in the hills.
(c) In the gatehouse.
(d) Around the convent.

5. What does Sharpe and his group do before locating Lady Farthingdale?
(a) Find Hogan.
(b) Burn the governor's house.
(c) Attack the guards.
(d) Remove Hakeswill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sharpe capture when he first enters Andrados?

2. What is the first thing Sharpe decides needs to be done in an assault on Andrados?

3. What begins to arrive after Sharpe and his group have the hostages?

4. What nationality is General Nairn?

5. What do the two leaders of the Andrados force attempt to do with Sharpe and his companions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lady Farthingdale do when she sees Sharpe?

2. How does Sharpe feel as Farthingdale is getting ready and what do the defenders of the castle do?

3. 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?

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

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

6. What does Farthingdale do when he is injured and what does Sharpe see after he does it?

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

8. What happens to the British forces as they scramble over the castle walls?

9. What is in the fortress near Andrados?

10. Where and at what time is the Prologue set?

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