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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sharpe see a cavalryman do outside his window?
(a) Clean his rifle.
(b) Shoot an intruder.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Throw a lit cigar onto some fuses.

2. Who kills Saumier?
(a) Hacha.
(b) Helene.
(c) El Matarife.
(d) Ducos.

3. What does Harper believe?
(a) That Richard Sharpe is still alive.
(b) That the British cannot possibly pull off a victory.
(c) That the French are feinting.
(d) That Sharpe is dead.

4. What does Sharpe wish La Marquesa could do?
(a) Leave her husband.
(b) See him in battle.
(c) Move to England.
(d) Marry him.

5. Who does Sharpe almost encounter as he is walking?
(a) General Verigny.
(b) El Matarife.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Helene.

6. What is the relationship between Hacha and el Matarife?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Uncle and nephew.
(c) Friends.
(d) Brothers.

7. What does Helene claim to Sharpe about the letter she wrote?
(a) She wanted him to get arrested.
(b) She didn't know it would get him in trouble.
(c) She didn't write it.
(d) She had a gun to her head.

8. Who has decided to take Helene back to the convent?
(a) Angel.
(b) Hacha.
(c) Ducos.
(d) El Matarife.

9. What does Sharpe notice Helene has?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Lice.
(c) A severe skin rash.
(d) Scabies.

10. What does Hogan not believe about Sharpe?
(a) That he killed the Marques.
(b) That he deserted his position.
(c) That he is having an affair with Helene.
(d) That he is dead.

11. How can La Marquesa regain her wealth?
(a) By Sharpe killing Ducos.
(b) By Sharpe getting word to Wellington.
(c) By Montbrun being killed.
(d) By Sharpe killing the Duke of Wellington.

12. How does Angel get away from El Matarife's man?
(a) On a wagon.
(b) Running.
(c) Riding behind Sharpe.
(d) On Carbine.

13. What does Sharpe do with the ink bottle?
(a) Puts it away.
(b) Hides it in his pack.
(c) Throws it out the window.
(d) Tips it onto the paper.

14. Who is killed at the barricade?
(a) Harper.
(b) D'Alembord.
(c) Sharpe.
(d) Leroy.

15. What does Sharpe decide to do about the cavalryman's actions??
(a) Show him how to clean his rifle properly.
(b) Not wake him up.
(c) Hit the man over the head.
(d) Not sound an alarm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Helene shoot people around her wagon?

2. What do Sharpe and Harper discover when they get to Helene's position?

3. Why does Sharpe leave Burgos?

4. Whose release is Sharpe negotiating with El Matarife?

5. Why is Ducos happy as he flees?

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