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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does d'Alembord notice about Jane when he goes to see her in Chapter 10?
(a) That she is sick.
(b) The marked change in her.
(c) That she has moved a lover into her house.
(d) That she is pregnant.

2. What do d'Alembord and Harper worry about concerning Jane?
(a) Jane being hurt.
(b) Sharpe's money.
(c) Sharpe's reaction.
(d) Sharpe killing Jane.

3. What is one of the reasons that leads Sharpe to believe Jane might be leaving him?
(a) She has filed divorce papers.
(b) She has not written him any letters.
(c) She has sent him only a little money.
(d) She has written him but talks mostly of Rossendale.

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

5. How do Sharpe and Calvet plan to escape?
(a) Through the alley behind the residence.
(b) Through the woods.
(c) In the rocky hills above the city.
(d) In a boat.

6. What happens between Frederickson and Sharpe?
(a) Frederickson wants to stay friends.
(b) Frederickson is coming to Sharpe's wedding.
(c) They break off their friendship.
(d) Frederickson challenges Sharpe to a duel.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does Lucille do when Frederickson proposes marriage?
(a) Says nothing.
(b) Gently says no.
(c) Says yes.
(d) Says she will think about it.

13. What does most of London society believe Sharpe will do with Jane upon his return?
(a) Get her pregnant.
(b) Beat her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Discard her.

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

15. What does Sharpe's group plan to do?
(a) Wait for Calvet to get the money.
(b) Take the Cardinal as hostage.
(c) Kill Calvet.
(d) Stealthily invade Ducos' estate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sharpe and his group do at Ducos' estate?

2. What does Ducos use to fire at the force chopping into his room?

3. With whom does Calvet meet in Naples?

4. What does d'Alembord notice about how Jane feels about Sharpe?

5. How does d'Alembord feel when he takes his leave of Jane?

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