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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 causes the French to gain footing in the battle at Arapiles?
(a) They get help from the citizens of Arapiles.
(b) They get behind the hill.
(c) They counterattack.
(d) They cut off supplies.

2. Where does Sharpe first shoot Leroux?
(a) His leg.
(b) His chest.
(c) His arm.
(d) His back.

3. Where is Hogan when Sharpe finds him in Arapiles?
(a) The military headquarters.
(b) An inn.
(c) The riverbed.
(d) A farmhouse.

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

5. Where does Harper find Sharpe still alive?
(a) The mass grave.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) The death tent.
(d) Helena's balcony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders an attack on Arapiles?

2. Spears says he wished he had helped fight the war by _________________.

3. What does Hogan say about Sharpe's relationship with Helena?

4. What helps Sharpe to recuperate?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leroux protect himself when he is being chased on horseback by Sharpe?

2. Why does Father Curtis say it is of utmost importance that the British win the battle against the French?

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

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

5. What helps Sharpe to recuperate from his wound?

6. What does Sharpe feel most guilty about as he rides into the battle at Arapiles?

7. What does Sharpe think when he sees the hills and fields by Arapiles?

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

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

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

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