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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 is Lieutenant Price?
(a) An officer under Major Tubbs' command.
(b) An officer under Sharpe's command.
(c) A corrupt commisary officer.
(d) A British officer turned traitor.

2. What does Sharpe have Harper do?
(a) Try to stall Teresa and her men from leaving.
(b) Have Harper's men dig trenches on the far side of the bridge.
(c) Take some men to help the Duke of Wellington.
(d) Set up Tubb's oxcart on the bridge.

3. What does Sharpe notice about the fort?
(a) It should be torn down.
(b) It needs a few patches but is generally stout.
(c) It is quite stalwart.
(d) It is old and fragile.

4. What is Sharpe trying to accomplish at the bridge?
(a) Collapsing it.
(b) Barricading it.
(c) Sharpe has no plans for the bridge.
(d) Leaving it open so the French will cross it into an ambush.

5. What will the rest of Herault's men do?
(a) Hold the bridge at San Miguel de Tormes.
(b) Wait in reserve where they are presently located.
(c) Divide up and go through three different mountain passes.
(d) Hold the bridge at Santos Carmo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is General Herault?

2. In what country did Sharpe serve when he was younger?

3. Through what town does Herault ride?

4. Who has accompanied Sharpe to the fort?

5. From what direction does Tubbs notice a cloud of dust?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Major Tubbs supervising and what is his mission?

2. Why is Soult amenable to Ducos' request for some of Soult's men?

3. About what are Sharp's men objecting and why do they stop complaining?

4. Who is MacKeon and what is his connection to Sharpe?

5. What does Herault suggest as a tactic for taking San Miguel?

6. How does Sharpe scare Tubbs about a woman riding with a group of rebels and why is it funny?

7. What does Teresa want to do and what does Sharpe suggest?

8. What is Teresa's response to Hickey's question about fighting the French?

9. What does the author say about "Sharpe's Skirmish" in his introduction to the story?

10. Describe the situation with the wine that is found in the fort at San Miguel.

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