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

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

3. Who challenges Sharpe to a duel?
(a) A Spanish general.
(b) The company commander.
(c) A Spanish spy.
(d) A French spy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Father Hacha feel about Sharpe's death?

2. How does Wellington feel about Sharpe's execution?

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

4. Why is Helene moving her fortune to France?

5. Where has Angel gone in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is el Matarife at an inn near the Convent of the Heavens and what does he do about Wellington's request?

3. How does Sharpe feel about tents, why does he feel that way and what does he and Patrick think they might be able to do about them?

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

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

6. 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?

7. What is Sharpe doing against the French in Chapter One?

8. What is the Marques and Father Hacha discussing in Chapter Five? What does the Marques say about his wife?

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

10. What is Sharpe observing in Chapter Ten and what does he think about his horse?

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