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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jane want Sharpe to do at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Move to America.
(b) Go to Africa.
(c) Return to England.
(d) Transfer to the navy under her uncle.

2. What company does Harper join in Chapter 1?
(a) Frederickson's company.
(b) The Blue Coats.
(c) Bampfylde's Marines.
(d) The Royal Guards.

3. What fortress do Sharpe and Frederickson capture?
(a) La Flantaine.
(b) The Loudese d' Capelle.
(c) Palace de Hildia.
(d) Teste de Buch.

4. Why does Sharpe continue to wear his tattered uniform?
(a) He can't afford another one.
(b) He is superstitious about it.
(c) He left his other set at home.
(d) He is sentimental about it.

5. Chapter 6 recounts the lengthy history of Henri Lassan's progenitors and their role in overseeing Château Lassan. Based on the previous sentence, what might progenitors mean?
(a) Estate managers.
(b) A group of servants.
(c) Ancestors.
(d) People involved with one's grandparents.

6. Where is Sharpe ordered to go after the Battle of Toulouse?
(a) Paris.
(b) Africa.
(c) England.
(d) America.

7. Who do Sharpe and Frederickson meet near Bordeaux's gates?
(a) Sergeant Harper.
(b) Sergeant Challon.
(c) General Nurenberg.
(d) Captain Peter d'Alembord.

8. Why are Sharpe and Frederickson detained?
(a) To testify in a court martial trial.
(b) For questioning.
(c) To be presented with an award.
(d) To join a unit going to Africa.

9. What is the name of Sharpe's horse?
(a) War Lord.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Sycorax.
(d) Sparrow.

10. What are the British getting ready to do at the beginning of this book?
(a) Surround Paris.
(b) Accept terms from Spain.
(c) Invade Toulouse.
(d) Invade the African coast.

11. What is Sharpe's position with Nairn's company?
(a) Platoon Leader.
(b) Captain.
(c) Military Strategy Adviser.
(d) Chief of Staff.

12. 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.

13. How much money does Sharpe have in the bank in London?
(a) Eighteen thousand guineas.
(b) A hundred pounds.
(c) Ten thousand guineas.
(d) Four thousand guineas.

14. How does Frederickson act after being told the charges?
(a) Level-headed.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Laughing.

15. At what age does Sharpe join the military?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lucille decide is responsible for what happens to Henri and her mother?

2. What happens to Sharpe when Lucille draws a pistol on him?

3. How does Sharpe act upon being told the charges?

4. What is Château Lassan?

5. Why is Jane interrogated by British officials?

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