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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. Into what has Ducos converted most of Napoleon's fortune?
(a) Gemstones.
(b) Silver.
(c) English pounds.
(d) Gold.

2. What does Calvet suggest to Sharpe?
(a) That Sharpe return to London.
(b) That Napoleon can clear Sharpe's name.
(c) A joint operation.
(d) To wait for Calvet to bring out Ducos.

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

4. What does Calvet gather up before they leave the villa?
(a) All of Ducos' men.
(b) All of his men.
(c) All the gold in the room.
(d) The rest of Napoleon's treasure.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Sharpe and Calvet plan to escape?

2. Why do Calvet and Sharpe decide to trust each other?

3. How does Lucille feel when Sharpe leaves?

4. What are the similarities between Jane and Sharpe's new lovers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ducos remain and what does he do while there?

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

4. What does Ducos do as a last ditch effort and why does he do it?

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

6. What does Calvet do in Naples first?

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

8. How does Frederickson feel about Lucille, what does Sharpe suggest and what happens when he follows Sharpe's suggestion?

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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