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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 is Sharpe's horse hard to control during the battle?
(a) The horse is old.
(b) The horse is tired.
(c) The horse is not used to war.
(d) The horse is wounded.

2. How does Hogan feel when he sees Sharpe in Arapiles?
(a) Upset.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Confused.

3. What do the French hide by after their retreat?
(a) A hill.
(b) An old castle.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A wall.

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

5. What country does Hogan enlist to help him retrieve what was stolen from El Mirador?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Poland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Finland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sharpe watch through the telescope at Arapiles?

2. What have the French stolen from El Mirador?

3. Who is assigned to guard El Mirador after the forts are taken?

4. What does Sharpe take from Leroux when he is dead?

5. How does Spears react when he hears Sharpe knows of his mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Father Curtis know what is happening with the war?

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

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

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

5. Why is the British cavalry marching on the French when the French infantry cannot be defeated by a cavalry?

6. What does Leroux do when he is confronted by Sharpe on the battlefield?

7. Why is Harper arrested?

8. What helps Sharpe to recuperate from his wound?

9. How does Hogan respond when he sees Sharpe in Arapiles?

10. What is Helena's response when Sharpe is found alive?

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