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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. What does Sharpe say he did not see?
(a) A way to defend the fort if the French return.
(b) Correct military protocal by the local militia.
(c) Any strange uniforms.
(d) Correct military procedures by Tubbs and his men.

2. What does Sharpe doubt?
(a) That there are any French soldiers in the area.
(b) That his wife will be happy staying at the fort.
(c) That Harper is competent.
(d) That Tubbs is competent.

3. What does Harper think about Sharpe's order?
(a) Sharpe is being unreasonable.
(b) Sharpe is the one who needs sleep.
(c) Sharpe is never wrong, so Harper takes him seriously.
(d) Sharpe has the shakes from his bullet wound.

4. Where does the General lead a charge that destroys a British battalion?
(a) Albubera.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) Harque.
(d) Gibraltar.

5. Who is nicknamed La Aguja?
(a) The beautiful woman riding towards the fort.
(b) A man Sharpe's company captures near the river.
(c) Sergeant Harper.
(d) One of the men found hiding in the barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what is Sharpe recovering?

2. Who goes in search of the French?

3. Through what town does Herault ride?

4. What does Sharpe have Harper do?

5. What is spreading through the Spanish countryside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harper admit about the bottles of wine he was tasked with destroying?

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

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

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

5. Who welcomes Sharpe to San Miguel and what is he like?

6. What is Sharpe's mission in relation to Major Tubbs and why does he take his mission seriously?

7. What is Sharpe's response to Teresa's question about Gawilghur?

8. How do Sharpe and Teresa disagree about Sharpe's handling of Ensign Hickey?

9. Why is Major Ducos in Spain?

10. What is Herault doing with Ducos?

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