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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. Why does Frederickson leave Lucille's house?
(a) To pursue Ducos.
(b) To face his court martial.
(c) To find Harper.
(d) To return to London.

2. Why does Napoleon send Calvet to the Kingdom of Naples?
(a) To kill Sharpe.
(b) To talk to the Earl there.
(c) To find Napoleon a better place for exile.
(d) To recover his treasure.

3. Where does Ducos remain in Chapter 12?
(a) At the Church in Naples.
(b) In his fortified estate.
(c) In Paris, hiding.
(d) Hiding in London.

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

5. With whom does Calvet meet in Naples?
(a) The local authorities.
(b) A priest.
(c) The Earl of Naples.
(d) Ducos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the Neapolitan forces done while Sharpe and the others capture Ducos?

2. What do Ducos's defensive preparations at his location say?

3. Who gives Ducos's address to Frederickson?

4. What type of behavior is Ducos beginning to exhibit?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harper travel to London, and what happens when he calls on Jane?

2. What does Frederickson do when he leaves the Lassan estate, what does Sharpe do after he leaves? What happens between Sharpe and Lucille?

3. Why does Lucille write to Roland?

4. What is the similarity between Jane's affair and Sharpe's affair?

5. What does Sharpe do when Frederickson sends for him and what does Lucille reveal to her doctor and friends?

6. Describe the fight at Ducos' defensive room.

7. What happens to Ducos in the Epilogue?

8. Why did Lucille's gun wound Sharpe so badly and what is involved for him because of that?

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

10. How do Calvet and Sharpe plan to avoid the Cardinal's men?

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