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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Against what are the French well fortified?
(a) Riflemen.
(b) Heavy artillery.
(c) A sneak attack.
(d) Lancers.

2. Of what does Kearsey deny knowledge?
(a) Hardy.
(b) Where Moreno is.
(c) The whereabouts of the Polish lancers.
(d) The whereabouts of the French detachment.

3. What does Sharpe's apology imply?
(a) That Sharpe realizes his promotion is at stake.
(b) That Sharpe realizes he was completely at fault.
(c) That Ayres is at fault also.
(d) That he was commanded to apologize.

4. Who holds the fort at Almeida?
(a) The French.
(b) The Portuguese.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Germans.

5. Who appears to be a strong Christian?
(a) Cox.
(b) Kearsey.
(c) Moreno.
(d) Hogan.

6. How is Kearsey performance as a guide?
(a) Excellent.
(b) Haphazard.
(c) Unrealistic.
(d) Bungling.

7. Why does Kearsey halt the group outside Casatejada?
(a) They need to rest before fighting.
(b) The French lie in wait to ambush anyone.
(c) He has to sneak in and warn the town not to shoot.
(d) They are waiting for the artillery to arrive.

8. What does Sharpe do with the Spanish?
(a) Leave them in the village after receiving their parole.
(b) Send them to Madrid after Hardy.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Lock them up.

9. How is the morale of the forces aligned against Napoleon?
(a) Low and feeling as though the war is lost.
(b) Angry.
(c) Elated.
(d) Cautiously optimistic.

10. What is Moreno's connection to Casatejada?
(a) He is a fugitive and wanted there.
(b) He used to own a great deal of land there.
(c) He was born there.
(d) No connection.

11. What is Harper's rank?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) He is a civilian.
(c) Sargeant.
(d) Captain.

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

13. What do Sharpe and the Provosts pretend with each other?
(a) They are both on the winning side.
(b) They know each other.
(c) Civility.
(d) They are both working for the same side.

14. How does Sharpe know the French are leaving?
(a) They are not leaving.
(b) They are loading mules.
(c) They are torching the village.
(d) They are forming into companies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kearsey say the gold is hidden?

2. Where do Teresa and El Catolico say Hardy is?

3. What does Sharpe think about El Catolico?

4. How does Teresa distract the Polish lancers?

5. Where does Sharpe his men to go?

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