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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. Who becomes the commanding officer after Leroy's death?
(a) Major Jones.
(b) Harper.
(c) Sharpe.
(d) D'Alembord.

2. Whose release is Sharpe negotiating with El Matarife?
(a) Angel.
(b) No one.
(c) La Marquesa.
(d) Verigny.

3. To what do the British soldiers put on a brave face?
(a) The Dragoons.
(b) The Duke's entourage.
(c) The Spanish sharpshooters.
(d) The French guns.

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

5. What do Sharpe and Angel decide to do when Angel finds Sharpe?
(a) Return to Burgos.
(b) Go find Helene.
(c) Go find Hogan.
(d) Go find Wellington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Captain Saumier?

2. In whose honor do the men take the village?

3. How can La Marquesa regain her wealth?

4. About what treaty does La Marquesa tell Sharpe?

5. Against what does Sharpe weigh being with Helene?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Where does La Marquesa want Sharpe to take her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens after Sharpe enters Burgos?

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

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