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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sharpe feel guilty?
(a) That Harper was killed.
(b) That his wife lost a leg to artillery.
(c) About the death of his wife.
(d) About the death of his daughter.

2. Why can't the Spanish observers see the prisoner being hung?
(a) It is done inside the church courtyard.
(b) It is done at night.
(c) They are too far away.
(d) It is done inside the prison.

3. Why does Sharpe want to know why Helene wrote the letter besides the political significance of it?
(a) Out of curiosity.
(b) To be able to have Helene arrested.
(c) For personal satisfaction.
(d) To be able to kill Ducos with a clear conscience.

4. How does Sharpe threaten the Mother Superior?
(a) That he will burn them out.
(b) That his soldiers will overrun the convent.
(c) That he will shoot her.
(d) That he will disrupt the entire convent.

5. What is Sharpe given before he leaves the prison?
(a) His new name.
(b) His belongings.
(c) A horse.
(d) A new uniform.

6. What kind of information is Angel getting?
(a) About the movements of the French army.
(b) About where el Matarife might be.
(c) About the location of the next tavern.
(d) About the La Marquesa.

7. What does Sharpe do against the French in Chapter 1?
(a) Sends them in the wrong direction.
(b) Tricks them into an ambush.
(c) Poisons their water supply.
(d) Blows up their supply train.

8. In what country was Leroy born?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) France.

9. To where is the French marching in Chapter 10?
(a) De la Toulaine Geninie.
(b) Paris.
(c) Burgos.
(d) Madrid.

10. Why does an English sergeant jerk on the prisoner's legs?
(a) To straighten out his trousers.
(b) To keep him from falling.
(c) To snap his neck.
(d) To take his shoes.

11. What puts Sharpe in a bad mood in Chapter 3?
(a) The arrival of a Spanish officer.
(b) His wife's arrival.
(c) Having to ride a mule.
(d) Harper telling him to go get drunk.

12. What arrives at the Sharpe's camp in Chapter 3 that Sharpe believes is unnecessary?
(a) Mules.
(b) Field artillery.
(c) Tents.
(d) Wagons.

13. What do the witnesses against Sharpe say they used to identify him?
(a) His large, straight sword.
(b) His boot prints.
(c) His sword and his walk.
(d) His height.

14. Why is Sharpe glad his horse has a long tail?
(a) So he can braid it easily.
(b) To keep the flies off him.
(c) To hang onto it when fording a river.
(d) To blend in with the French.

15. Who is Sharpe given to help him clear his name?
(a) No one.
(b) A small platoon.
(c) A boy named Angel.
(d) Two intelligence officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mother Superior ask Sharpe to do when he meets her?

2. Why is Helene moving her fortune to France?

3. What does Hacha think about the death of the Marques?

4. What does the condemned man do when the noose is put around his neck?

5. What will happen to Sharpe if he is found guilty?

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