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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. For what does most of London society admire Rossendale?
(a) For being handsome and charming.
(b) For his bravery in being with Jane.
(c) For his connections.
(d) For his education.

2. What are Rossendale's nights like for him?
(a) Being drunk every night.
(b) Sleepless.
(c) Restful and calm.
(d) Wonderful with Jane as his lover.

3. Who do Sharpe and his group first encounter at Ducos's estate?
(a) Ducos' captain.
(b) Ducos' wife.
(c) The Cardinal.
(d) Attack dogs.

4. Who finally captures Ducos?
(a) Harper.
(b) Frederickson.
(c) Sharpe.
(d) Calvet.

5. How does Jane feel while waiting for Sharpe to return?
(a) Angry.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Happy.
(d) Anxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what has Ducos converted most of Napoleon's fortune?

2. Where do Sharpe and his two friends hit Duco's main group of defenders?

3. Where does Frederickson go to find out information about Ducos?

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

5. What does Sharpe tell Frederickson about Lucille?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe capture Ducos and what is the cost of that capture?

2. What do Sharpe and his group do at Ducos' estate while the French are firing on it?

3. How does Sharpe solve the dilemma of the Cardinal's men around them?

4. Describe the fight at Ducos' defensive room.

5. How does Sharpe feel about his affair with Lucille in view of his marriage to Jane?

6. What does d'Alembord urge Jane to do, what is her response and how does he feel about that response?

7. What ruins Sharpe and Frederickson's friendship and what does Sharpe do at the end of the book?

8. What does Calvet do in Naples first?

9. What does Calvet suggest to Sharpe and his group and why? What do they do after agreeing on a plan?

10. To whom does Roland send Lucille's letter and what is his response?

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