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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lucille tell her doctor about her state of being?
(a) She is carrying Sharpe's child.
(b) She has hurt her back.
(c) She is terribly depressed.
(d) She has a hard time walking.

2. Where do Sharpe and the others have to go to get into Ducos' room?
(a) The room next door.
(b) The stream in the garden.
(c) The attic.
(d) The basement.

3. What happens to the charges against Sharpe and Frederickson?
(a) They are dropped.
(b) They are changed to murder.
(c) They are put aside for a year.
(d) They are changed to simple theft.

4. What is Rossendale practicing everyday?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Shooting his pistol accurately.
(c) His dueling skills.
(d) His explanation to Sharpe.

5. Where does Harper go when he leaves Sharpe?
(a) To Rome.
(b) To Ireland.
(c) To Vienna.
(d) To France.

6. How does Calvet plan to recover Napoleon's money?
(a) By killing the Cardinal.
(b) By scaring Ducos into handing it over.
(c) By force.
(d) By stealing it.

7. How do Lucille and Sharpe feel towards each other by the end of Chapter 11?
(a) They are fond of each other.
(b) They're indifferent to each other.
(c) They detest each other.
(d) They are irritated with each other.

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

9. What does Sharpe tell Frederickson about Lucille?
(a) He never really got to know her.
(b) She married a French count.
(c) He left her pregnant.
(d) He loves her.

10. Who gives Ducos's address to Frederickson?
(a) An optician.
(b) A physician.
(c) A palace guard.
(d) An Imperial Guard.

11. Why does Harper travel to London?
(a) To kill Jane.
(b) To get money for Sharpe.
(c) To see his wife.
(d) To meet with d'Alembord and see Jane.

12. What is the final outcome of the battle at Ducos' villa?
(a) The English and French forces escape.
(b) The English and French forces have to fight their way out.
(c) The English and French forces take the Cardinal hostage and leave.
(d) The English and French forces are arrested.

13. Into what has Ducos converted most of Napoleon's fortune?
(a) English pounds.
(b) Gemstones.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

14. What do Sharpe and his group do at Ducos' estate?
(a) Set it on fire.
(b) Raze it with cannon fire.
(c) Take down the gate.
(d) Sneak into the perimeter.

15. Where does Ducos hide when Sharpe and the others breach the room?
(a) Behind a curtain.
(b) Under the desk.
(c) Behind the door.
(d) On the balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe seek when he leaves Lucille's estate?

2. How does Lucille feel when Sharpe leaves?

3. With whom does Calvet meet in Naples?

4. Why does Frederickson leave Lucille's house?

5. How does Jane feel while waiting for Sharpe to return?

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