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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 sends bad information to the French leaders?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Father Curtis.
(c) Helena.
(d) Sharpe.

2. Leroux is killed with _______________.
(a) A cannon.
(b) A musket.
(c) A sword.
(d) A knife.

3. 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.

4. How does Harper get some quinine for Sharpe?
(a) He steals it.
(b) He finds the plant.
(c) He trades his sword for it.
(d) He threatens a doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sharpe's horse hard to control during the battle?

2. Why does Sharpe feel he has failed when the battle ar Arapiles is over?

3. Who makes a suicide run into the French Army?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Sharpe stab Leroux? Why?

8. What does Harper do to try and cheer Sharpe up while he is healing?

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

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

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