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

2. Who is Michael Hogan?
(a) A British gunsmith.
(b) A British blacksmith.
(c) An Irish engineer.
(d) An Irish scout.

3. Why does Kearsey upbraid Sharpe?
(a) For shooting at the pikemen.
(b) He doesn't upbraid Sharpe, he thanks him.
(c) For rescuing Kearsey.
(d) For running from the lancers.

4. Who saved Lawford's life seven years earlier?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) Harper.
(c) Ayres.
(d) Knowles.

5. Why does Sharpe have suspicions about Kearsey?
(a) He seems shifty.
(b) Because of Hogan.
(c) He changes his story several times.
(d) He has a strange accent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Harper say the gold is?

3. Against what are the French well fortified?

4. What does Sharpe do with the Spanish?

5. Who does El Catolico trust?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and who are the Provosts and what is their purpose?

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

3. Where do the men of Sharpe's company go?

4. What does Sharpe think of Major Kearsey and why does Sharpe have to deal with the man?

5. What does Kearsey reiterate about the gold?

6. Who is holding the gold and what does Kearsey know about the man and the situation?

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

8. What does Sharpe decide to do based upon what Harper tells him?

9. Why is the mood somber in Chapter one among the forces allied against Napoleon?

10. Describe Sharpe's discussion with Wellington.

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