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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. Who kills Leroux?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) Harper.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Spears.

2. Why is riding on horseback so painful to Sharpe?
(a) He was wounded in the leg.
(b) He is not used to riding.
(c) He is tired.
(d) The saddle is too small.

3. What is Sharpe invited to do at the end of the battle at Arapiles?
(a) See a surgeon about his wound.
(b) Have a drink with the officers.
(c) Return to Salamanca.
(d) Say a prayer for the dead.

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

5. What is Arapiles?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) A village.
(c) A tower.
(d) A harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sharpe not leave with the rest of his unit?

2. Who takes Harper into custody?

3. What have the French stolen from El Mirador?

4. What country does Hogan enlist to help him retrieve what was stolen from El Mirador?

5. What does Sharpe feel guilty about while watching the last battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What last act of kindness does Sharpe give to Spears, and why?

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

6. Why does Sharpe get angry when he hears Spears has been given the task of guarding El Mirador?

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

8. Where does Sharpe stab Leroux? Why?

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

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

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