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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. With what does Sharpe begin to beat the door down on the convent?
(a) His rifle stock.
(b) A large rock.
(c) A heavy tree limb.
(d) His feet.

2. What do Sharpe and Helene stop to retrieve as they leave the convent?
(a) Helene's jewelry.
(b) Helene's small pistol.
(c) Helene's husband's will.
(d) Helene's clothes.

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

4. Why does Wellington have a special connection with Sharpe?
(a) Sharpe saved his life once.
(b) Sharpe and Wellington went through college together.
(c) Wellington saved Sharpe's lfie once.
(d) Wellington's sister is married to Sharpe.

5. How does Ducos feel towards Helene?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He is indifferent to her.
(d) He is angry at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helene appear to Sharpe?

2. What is the name of Sharpe's horse?

3. What does Hogan tell Sharpe he has to do?

4. What do the Spanish think about Sharpe being sentenced to hanging?

5. Why does Harper worry about Sharpe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is assigned to defend Sharpe and what does he tell Sharpe?

2. What does Ducos do to set La Marquesa up to do his bidding?

3. Why is Patrick worried about Sharpe in Chapter Three?

4. Why is Angel helping Sharpe and what kind of weapon does he carry?

5. What does Father Hacha think to accomplish with his actions?

6. Why is Angel worried about Sharpe's plan in Chapter Eleven and what does Sharpe tell him?

7. Why is La Marquesa angry in Chapter Eight and what happens in her encounter with Hacha?

8. Describe what the Spanish see during Sharpe's supposed execution.

9. What does Hogan call Sharpe's situation and how does he describe it?

10. What is d'Alembord doing to help Sharpe with his duel, what has he done in secret and how did Sharpe's last duel end?

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