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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 King Joseph abandon?
(a) His tent.
(b) His warhorse.
(c) His wife.
(d) His carriage.

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

3. Who captures Sharpe when he escapes into the city?
(a) A Spanish family.
(b) The French.
(c) General Verigny.
(d) El Matarife.

4. What village does the Fifth Division invade?
(a) Toulessie.
(b) Burgos.
(c) Gamarra Mayor.
(d) Inceptionalles.

5. What is wrong with Captain Saumier?
(a) He can't read.
(b) He has fits of hysteria probably due to battle stress.
(c) He is injured and ugly.
(d) He is blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does La Marquesa think she sees at Vitoria?

2. Why does Sharpe leave Burgos?

3. What does Sharpe boil for Helene's skin?

4. What does Sharpe notice Helene has?

5. Who does Sharpe almost encounter as he is walking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Sharpe and Patrick return to La Marquesa's wagons, what does Sharpe see and what does he do?

2. Who comes to eat with Sharpe and what do they give him?

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

4. What do the British do when they arrive at Vitoria and how do they feel about what they are facing?

5. What does General Verigny ask from Sharpe and what is his response?

6. What does Hogan learn about the explosion, what does he think and what is the Spanish family doing with him?

7. What do the French do at the end of the battle of Vitoria and what does King Joseph do?

8. Why do Sharpe and La Marquesa stop at an inn and what does Sharpe do about it?

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

10. How, according to Helene could Sharpe break parole and maintain his honor? What does he think is the reason she is pushing him? What does he do after she leaves him?

(see the answer keys)

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