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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the fighting between the Spanish peasants and the French?
(a) Vicious.
(b) The peasants don't fight.
(c) They are not fighting.
(d) The French just mow the peasants down.

2. To whom is Sharpe ordered to apologize?
(a) Ayres.
(b) Knowles.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Lawford.

3. Who do they use to find their way through the dark?
(a) Hagman.
(b) Harper.
(c) Kearsey.
(d) A dog.

4. Who is Cox?
(a) The head of the Provosts in Peauqot.
(b) The English commander at Almeida.
(c) The English commander at Brussels.
(d) The English commander at Brest.

5. Who is El Catolico marrying?
(a) Moreno's daughter.
(b) Knowles' sister.
(c) Cadiz's daugther.
(d) Sharpe's sister.

6. Where does Harper say the gold is?
(a) In El Catolico's wagon.
(b) He does not know.
(c) In the manure.
(d) With the fleeing French.

7. What does Sharpe find as he is digging in the grave?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A few gold coins.
(c) Most of the treasure.
(d) A few gold ingots.

8. Who are Provosts?
(a) They are French spies.
(b) They are in the vanguard and responsible for reconnaissance.
(c) They are the support personnel.
(d) They are responsible for keeping the troops from pillaging the towns.

9. What does Sharpe order Reid to do?
(a) Guard Teresa.
(b) Go with Sharpe.
(c) Take the wounded to safety.
(d) Kill El Catolico.

10. Who are tied to two horses coming out of town?
(a) Two naked Spanish peasants.
(b) No one.
(c) Two women.
(d) Naked French soldiers.

11. Who guides Sharpe and Harper through the terrain?
(a) Kearsey.
(b) El Catolico.
(c) Harris.
(d) Hagman.

12. What does Sharpe order his company to do after firing once?
(a) Run.
(b) Drop to the ground.
(c) Square up.
(d) Surrender.

13. How many bags of gold do they find?
(a) 22.
(b) 39.
(c) 108.
(d) 63.

14. How does the woman lead Sharpe to his men?
(a) Through a trap door.
(b) Through several alleyways.
(c) Around the west side of town.
(d) The men find Sharpe.

15. What is Sharpe's quest?
(a) To discover who is leaking intelligence to the French.
(b) To find gold to help finance the war.
(c) To discover who is killing soliders randomly in their sleep.
(d) To find his wife he left him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of demonstration do Sharpe's men give?

2. How does Teresa distract the Polish lancers?

3. What do they discover when they look for the gold?

4. Against what are the French well fortified?

5. What does Sharpe's apology imply?

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