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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 wrote the intercepted message that Hogan shows Sharpe?
(a) Leroux.
(b) Marmont.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Windham.

2. Of whom is Helena afraid?
(a) Leroux.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Spears.
(d) Hogan.

3. Under whose command does Wellington put Sharpe?
(a) His own.
(b) Windham's.
(c) Lofton's.
(d) Hogan's.

4. What does Sharpe think of La Marquesa when he first meets her?
(a) She is untrustworthy.
(b) She is intelligent.
(c) She is beautiful
(d) She is rich.

5. The secret doorway at Helena's house is hidden by ______________.
(a) A painting.
(b) A large clock.
(c) A tapestry.
(d) A bookcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does El Mirador live?

2. What name does Harper give Sharpe's fake girlfriend?

3. Where is Helena's husband?

4. What is the Klingenthol?

5. Who orders the people to stop firing in the first battle of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leroux plan to complete his job in France?

2. How does Leroux get into the British Army base at the beginning of the book?

3. How was Leroux able to avoid detection from Sharpe and Harper during the battle?

4. What does Sharpe tell his men their job is during the assault on the French forts?

5. What do the British troops do just before the French troops retreat for the first time in the book?

6. How is Sharpe wounded after the battle?

7. Why is Sharpe taken to Connelley's tent?

8. What does Sharpe think when he first meets La MarQuesa?

9. Who wishes Sharpe luck before the assault on the forts, and what does Sharpe think about this?

10. What does Sharpe find in Helena's secret room?

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