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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the French do to get to Sharpe's troops?
(a) Set the building on fire.
(b) Demand his surrender.
(c) Climb the roof.
(d) Hold Oliveira hostage.

2. When did Loup kill Oliveira?
(a) He didn't kill Oliveira.
(b) When Oliveira tried to surrender.
(c) When Oliveira ran for the barracks.
(d) When Loup found him in the hills.

3. What does Ducos want to do with Spain?
(a) Keep out from under the French.
(b) Become the King of Spain.
(c) Decimate it.
(d) Hand it over to Napoleon.

4. Why does Sharpe meet with Colonel Oliveira?
(a) Oliveira has information about Loup.
(b) Oliveira is the Portuguese's commander.
(c) Oliveira is the new commander of the Real Compañía Irlandesa.
(d) Sharpe is good friends with Oliveira's brother.

5. How does de Elia feel towards Loup?
(a) She is indifferent to him.
(b) She despises him.
(c) She is attracted to him.
(d) She is angry at him.

6. How does Hogan feel about Sharpe's interaction with Kiely?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Angry.
(d) Not pleased.

7. How did Runciman survive the attack?
(a) He was in the stables.
(b) Hiding behind a pile of ammunition.
(c) He was in the gatehouse.
(d) He went into the vegetable cellar.

8. What does Ducos disapprove of as far as soldiers go?
(a) Not following orders.
(b) Having affairs with their subordinates.
(c) Private rivalries.
(d) Raping and killing civilians.

9. How are the men finding about supposed atrocities in Ireland?
(a) French newspapers.
(b) American newspapers.
(c) Juanita de Elia is making speeches about it.
(d) Father Sarsfield.

10. Of what does Sharpe accuse Loup?
(a) Rape.
(b) Being stupid.
(c) Murder.
(d) Stealing.

11. What does Sharpe hear as he is entering San Cristobal?
(a) A woman singing.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) Wolves howling.
(d) Horses coming quickly.

12. How does Sharpe feel about Runciman surviving?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Curious.
(d) Happy.

13. Who is the one officer in the Real Compañía Irlandesa that Sharpe respects?
(a) Lieutenant O'Riley.
(b) Major Johnson.
(c) Captain Donaju.
(d) Captain Olivier.

14. What does Sharpe leave on the ridge when he orders his men into the village?
(a) Their equipment.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Sharpshooters.
(d) Their horses.

15. Who talks to Sharpe about a morale problem?
(a) Runciman.
(b) Morris.
(c) Olivier.
(d) Harper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Runciman say he spent some time in the army?

2. What does El Castrador want to know about dead soldier's teeth?

3. What does Sharpe tell Oliveira about the Real Compañía Irlandesa?

4. What position does Pierre Ducos have with the French military?

5. Why does Sharpe suggest the rumors are false?

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