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

2. Why do they encourage Sharpe to offer his parole?
(a) To see if he is really honorable.
(b) Because it is unthinkable for an officer to be treated as a criminal.
(c) To find out if his handwriting matches that of a letter they have from Sharpe.
(d) The do not care if Sharpe offers his parole.

3. What do Sharpe and Harper discover when they get to Helene's position?
(a) She is missing.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She is on her wagon.
(d) She was shot.

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

5. How did Helene feel about her husband?
(a) Was indifferent to him.
(b) Hated him with a passion.
(c) Loved him greatly.
(d) Didn't like him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes El Matarife and the Partisans to run?

2. What does Sharpe wonder about Ducos?

3. Where does Marshal Jourdan have a victory feast planned?

4. What do the French forces do in Chapter 24?

5. Who becomes the commanding officer after Leroy's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Sharpe enters Burgos?

2. About what do Harper and d'Alembord have a bet concerning Sharpe?

3. What does the Fifth Division do in the battle of Vitoria and what happens to Leroy?

4. Where is Sharpe taken in Burgos and what is the place like?

5. What do the British cavalry do at Vitoria and how does Jourdan respond? What does Jourdan think of the French prospects at Vitoria?

6. What is Wellington's plans for the battle at Vitoria?

7. Why does Sharpe call for a bath and what does Helene ask of him?

8. What does La Marquesa do at the start of the battle of Vitoria and who protects her and why was he chosen?

9. What does La Marquesa tell Sharpe in Chapter Sixteen about his situation and what does she and Montbrun want Sharpe to do?

10. What do Sharpe and Harper discover about Helene and what do they do?

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