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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At what age does Sharpe join the military?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Seventeen.
2. What Sergeant does Ducos ask to help him steal Napoleon's treasure?
(a) Sergeant Challon.
(b) Sergeant Soult.
(c) Sergeant Harper.
(d) Sergeant Calvert.
3. With whom does Napoleon entrust his treasure?
(a) A major in the French army.
(b) A captain in the Spanish navy.
(c) Comte de Wilder.
(d) Governor Buchan.
4. Why would the French army have to fight to defend France?
(a) The Spainish are invading France and England.
(b) Napoleon refuses the peace terms.
(c) Britain wants to add France to its Empire.
(d) The Moors have invaded France.
5. Why is a duel called "grass before breakfast?"
(a) One person may end up six feet under the grass.
(b) Duels are never fought at night in mud.
(c) They are fought at dawn usually on a lawn.
(d) You throw a piece of grass to see how the wind blows before a duel.
6. How do British authorities feel about the person who arranged the charges against Sharp and Frederickson?
(a) They trust him.
(b) They believe him to a certain degree.
(c) They are entirely ignorant.
(d) They think someone else has done it.
7. What does Napoleon do right before the Battle of Toulouse?
(a) Flees to Spain.
(b) Commits suicide.
(c) Runs away to an island in the Mediterranean.
(d) Abdicates.
8. What type of boots does Sharpe wear with his uniform?
(a) Ankle length riding boots.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Brown, steel toed boots.
(d) Knee high riding boots.
9. How does Sharpe act upon being told the charges?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Flustered and argumentative.
(c) Calm.
(d) Talkative.
10. What does Sharpe want Sargeant Harper to have of his in the event of his death?
(a) His horse.
(b) His uniform.
(c) His weapons.
(d) His pocket watch.
11. From where did Sharpe get his uniform pants?
(a) His wife, for his birthday.
(b) His mother bought them.
(c) The military issued them.
(d) A colonel of Napoleon's Imperial guard.
12. Where are Sharpe and Harper standing at the opening of the novel?
(a) In the forest.
(b) On a sandy beach.
(c) On a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
(d) On the deck of a ship.
13. What does Henri Lassan do after the war ends?
(a) Becomes a priest.
(b) Marries.
(c) Opens a law firm.
(d) Returns home.
14. Why are Sharpe and Frederickson detained?
(a) For questioning.
(b) To join a unit going to Africa.
(c) To be presented with an award.
(d) To testify in a court martial trial.
15. What is Château Lassan?
(a) The residence of Henri Lassan.
(b) Henri's brother's house.
(c) A famous bed and breakfast inn.
(d) A motel in the Swiss Alps.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Fredrickson take shelter from the wind in the opening of the novel?
2. What is the name of the Royal battleship that is in the harbor of St. Jean de Luz?
3. What is Sharpe's and Frederickson's status after being detained?
4. What does the man from question #35 do with Napoleon's treasure?
5. How does Jane feel about Sharpe's career?
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