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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Sharpe's uniform jacket?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Faded green.
(d) Bright Red.

2. What do Henri and Lucille do often when together?
(a) Try to figure out their future.
(b) Hold seances.
(c) Play cards.
(d) Entertain their mother.

3. How does Jane feel about Sharpe's career?
(a) She doesn't believe in war.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) It is very important to her.
(d) She hates it.

4. How would Lucille be described?
(a) Attractive and vivacious.
(b) Shy and retiring.
(c) Plain but nice.
(d) Moody.

5. How does Sharpe feel before his duel with Bampfylde?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ducos plan to get even with Sharpe?

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

3. How does Harper arrive at the dueling site?

4. What kind of celebration does Henri have in Chapter 8?

5. What are the fishermen in the waters beneath Sharpe heaving over their boats?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Napoleon do when he is worried about failure and who does he use to help him?

2. What does Peter d'Alembord do with Shape and his companions?

3. What is Jane doing in London while Sharpe is still in France? What happens to her because of this?

4. How does Sharpe respond to Jane's demands in the Prologue?

5. Describe Henri Lassan's sister.

6. What does Soult do with Toulouse following the British assault?

7. Who leads the Nairn men into battle and what does he realize?

8. What orders do Sharpe, Frederickson, and Harper receive?

9. What is Sharpe's and Frederickson's plan for leaving Bordeaux?

10. What is Toulouse and who commands it?

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