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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. Why does Spears say he never betrayed El Mirador?
(a) He was in love with Helena.
(b) He hated Leroux.
(c) He needed to stay alive.
(d) He could not hurt the old man.

2. What shape of infantry protects Leroux?
(a) Square.
(b) Triangle.
(c) Helix.
(d) Circle.

3. What is Albe de Tormes?
(a) A harbor.
(b) An old castle.
(c) A city.
(d) A ship.

4. Who is assigned to guard El Mirador after the forts are taken?
(a) Spears.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Harper.

5. Where are the British forces sent when the cannons stop?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Luxemborg.
(d) Belgium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leroux refuse to do when face to face with Sharpe?

2. Who orders some of the British to march east?

3. How do Sharpe's men react when he joins the battle?

4. Why does Sharpe tell Helena she stopped hearing cannon fire?

5. What causes the French to gain footing in the battle at Arapiles?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe keep an eye on the battle at Arapiles before he joins it?

2. Where does Sharpe stab Leroux? Why?

3. What does Sharpe know about the French attack when he hears the cannons in Arapiles?

4. What is more painful to Sharpe than his wound, and why?

5. Why does Marmont decide to send a small attack unit to Arapiles?

6. How does Harper choose which church to pray in?

7. How does Sharpe get into the third infantry square?

8. Why is Sharpe told not to join the battle at Arapiles?

9. Why did Spears do a one man charge against the French Army?

10. What does Sharpe say he fears more than physical danger?

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