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

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

3. Where does Sharpe obtain his fortune over which he gives Jane power?
(a) He inherited it.
(b) The Battle of Toulouse.
(c) It was given to him as part of his knighting.
(d) The battle of Vitoria.

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

5. Where do Sharpe, Frederickson and Harper go when they leave Bordeaux?
(a) England.
(b) Africa.
(c) Paris.
(d) Arcachon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe believe Jane is doing with his money?

2. By what other designation is Henri's sister Lucille known?

3. Why is Jane interrogated by British officials?

4. Why is a duel called "grass before breakfast?"

5. What company does Harper join in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Henri Lassan's sister.

2. What does Sharpe and his friends do after the battle of Toulouse?

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

4. What does Henri Lassan do after the war?

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

6. What does Lassan's mother want him to do and how does he feel about it?

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

8. Where do Nairn's troops participate in the battle at Toulouse and why and where do they then move?

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

10. What is Toulouse and who commands it?

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