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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. Spears says he wished he had helped fight the war by _________________.
(a) Being brave like Sharpe.
(b) Discovering the real El Mirador.
(c) Killing someone.
(d) Spreading his disease to Helena.

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

3. Whom does Sharpe feel he has betrayed while fighting at Arapiles?
(a) Harper.
(b) Leroux.
(c) Helena.
(d) Father Curtis.

4. Why does Sharpe ride around the French cavalry?
(a) He is chasing Leroux.
(b) He is not good at riding.
(c) He is wounded.
(d) He is following orders.

5. Where is Leroux hiding after the forts are taken?
(a) Salamanca.
(b) Porto.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) The burned out fort.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helps Sharpe to recuperate?

2. What is Arapiles?

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

4. How do the French see what is happening at Arapiles?

5. Why is Sharpe surprised to hear that Helena was assigned a guard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Sharpe say is rare about his moment killing Leroux?

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

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

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

7. How did Spears help Leroux?

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

9. What causes Wellington to explode with anger? Why?

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

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