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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. How does Lossow feel about Leroux when they first meet?
(a) He doesn't trust him.
(b) He is amused by him.
(c) He is angry with him.
(d) He trusts him implicity.

2. What position does Marmont hold?
(a) Pastor.
(b) Chief.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Marshall.

3. Why does Sharpe not shoot Leroux when he rides away?
(a) Helena distracts him.
(b) Windham is in the way.
(c) He is ordered not to.
(d) He is low on ammo.

4. What country is Sharpe fighting against?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) All of these.

5. What does Sharpe admire about Leroux when they first meet?
(a) His sword.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His scars.
(d) His jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an intercepted message written on that Hogan holds?

2. Why does Wellington not attack the French when he has the chance?

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

4. How much of a lead does Sharpe think Leroux has on him?

5. How does Delmas die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe say to Helena about Wellington's battle abilities?

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

3. What is Sharpe impressed by when he first meets Leroux?

4. What does El Mirador mean, and why is that significant to Helena?

5. What is disappointing to Helena about the first battle she watches, and what does Spears tell her?

6. What is Leroux's job in this novel?

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

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

9. How does Sharpe explain his absences to Spears?

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

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