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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. Who descends upon Sharpe's company?
(a) A group of Dutch pike men.
(b) The Partisan army.
(c) A French Dragoon company.
(d) The Polish lancers.

2. To what does El Catolico admit?
(a) Killing Hardy.
(b) Using one bag of gold.
(c) Killing Moreno.
(d) Leading the Partisans in a circle.

3. Why is Sharpe pleased?
(a) Because Teresa is in the village.
(b) Because Harper has an excellent plan to rescue Kearsey.
(c) Because Kearsey is not chained in an obscure location.
(d) Because El Catolico asks for a meeting.

4. What does Lieutenant Ayres do?
(a) Kills one of Sharpe's men.
(b) Shoots at Sharpe from behind a barndoor.
(c) Argues with Sharpe about the war.
(d) Catches one of Sharpe's men with a chicken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is most of the ammunition stored in Almeida?

2. What does Sharpe admit to Wellington?

3. What does El Catolico say he will do to Sharpe's men?

4. What does Sharpe worry about on his men's approach to the village?

5. What does Kearsey think he is doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Harper and Sharpe capture an enemy lancer, and how does Teresa help them escape from the rest of the lancers?

2. Why does Kearsey leave Sharpe's company and what does Sharpe decide to do?

3. Describe the English attack on the French in the village.

4. What happens to Kearsey as he is returning to Sharpe's company?

5. What does Kearsey reiterate about the gold?

6. Why are Sharpe's men angry and sad as they enter the village?

7. What does Sharpe find when he follows the woman he later learns is Teresa?

8. Who does not agree with most of the others, but why is that not obvious?

9. What does Harper tell Sharpe as the company is being escorted by the Partisans?

10. Describe Sharpe's company's escape from the village where the gold was.

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