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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of surroundings does d'Alembord find Jane?
(a) In a tenement in the poor section of London.
(b) In a repellent house that is kept in squalor.
(c) Living in Rossendale's house.
(d) In an expensive London apartment.

2. Of what does d'Alembord warn Harper?
(a) About Rossendale.
(b) That his wife is also cheating on him.
(c) About stirring up too much trouble.
(d) About the changes in Jane.

3. Why does Sharpe remain in France?
(a) He is too wounded to travel.
(b) He is in prison.
(c) He has been assigned there.
(d) He has heard about Jane and doesn't want to go home.

4. What does Calvet realize about extracting Ducos?
(a) It will be very easy.
(b) It won't be done legally.
(c) It won't be necessary.
(d) It will be very difficult.

5. What does Roland send to the exiled Napoleon?
(a) Sharpe's location.
(b) A dropping of the charges against Sharpe.
(c) The letter from Lucille.
(d) Ducos' location.

6. What type of cannon does Ducos purchase for his location?
(a) A double barrel.
(b) A grasshopper.
(c) A split shot multiball.
(d) An eight pounder.

7. What do Sharpe and his group have to negotiate in order to escape?
(a) A moat.
(b) The city sewers.
(c) A steep cliff.
(d) A marshy swamp.

8. How does Sharpe feel about Lucille's estate?
(a) He thinks it's ugly.
(b) He hates it and wants to get home.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He admires it.

9. What does Sharpe learn as he is recovering?
(a) How to keep the books on Lucille's estate.
(b) French.
(c) How to paint in watercolors.
(d) Spanish.

10. What does d'Alembord urge Jane to do?
(a) Move into a place by herself.
(b) Clean up her house.
(c) Ask Rossendale to intervene for Sharpe.
(d) Go to France to be with Sharpe.

11. What kind of repercussions follow Sharpe taking Ducos out of Naples?
(a) He has to write an apology to the Cardinal.
(b) He is reprimanded.
(c) None.
(d) Naples declares war on England and France.

12. Where do Ducos and his last men make a stand?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In a tower behind the residence.
(c) On top of the front wall.
(d) In a sealed and reinforced room.

13. What type of work does Ducos do for France?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a general.
(c) He is one of Napoleon's advisors.
(d) He is in the intelligence service.

14. What does Ducos do to his forces?
(a) Hire more men.
(b) Tell all of them to leave.
(c) Fire half of them.
(d) Nothing.

15. What do Frederickson and Harper do at Lucille's house?
(a) Woo Lucille.
(b) Plan how to get Ducos.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Make extensive repairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Sharpe and Calvet plan to escape?

2. What do Ducos's defensive preparations at his location say?

3. What does d'Alembord notice about Jane when he goes to see her in Chapter 10?

4. What is Ducos doing with Napoleon's old uniforms?

5. What does Frederickson say to Lucille about Sharpe?

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