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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. Who joins into the fight in the town?
(a) The Spanish militia.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) The local bandits.
(d) Louisa.

2. Who are leaving the city after the French come out of the palace?
(a) No one.
(b) Refugees.
(c) The French.
(d) Vivar and his men.

3. What officer does Sharpe see?
(a) The French colonel he met in the palace.
(b) Major Hogan.
(c) He doesn't recognize any officer.
(d) Colonel de l'Eclin.

4. Who will lead the attack?
(a) The Spanish volunteers.
(b) The riflemen.
(c) The Spanish infantry.
(d) The cavalry.

5. What does Vivar want to discuss with Sharpe when Vivar comes to his table?
(a) When the riflemen are leaving.
(b) The town's defense.
(c) Louisa.
(d) The ceremony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe first find inside the strongbox?

2. What kind of precautions do the troops take?

3. Where will the product in question #153 be taken?

4. What does Sharpe tell the French colonel?

5. What does Vivar say he must do because of the banner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vivar come to Sharpe in the tavern, how does Sharpe act?

2. What do Sharpe and Louisa talk about and what is Louisa's idea? How does Sharpe feel about her idea?

3. Why does Sharpe burst into the chapel?

4. What does Vivar tell Sharpe and what does he do?

5. What do Harper and Sharpe discuss and what does Harper tell Sharpe?

6. How does Sharpe feel about Louisa being gone and what does Vivar tell Sharpe about her absence?

7. What does Sharpe hear as the riflemen are fighting and who appears? Why are the Cazadores fighting so hard?

8. What is Harper's idea about the Spanish volunteers?

9. What does Vivar tell Sharpe to do in the chapel and what does Sharpe find?

10. What does the French colonel suggest to Sharpe?

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