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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 does Sharpe hand to a young Spanish woman?
(a) A canteen of water.
(b) A dress.
(c) Some brandy.
(d) A map.

2. Who is chasing Juanita across the plains?
(a) The Spanish cavalry.
(b) No one.
(c) The British.
(d) Some of Loup's troops.

3. What does Sharpe, when following Kiely, suggest to Kiely the day after the attack?
(a) That Kiely was very courageous.
(b) That the two of them fight it out.
(c) That Kiely is controlled by his fiance.
(d) That Kiely is unable to function in a real battle.

4. What does Sharpe stress to Oliveira about Loup?
(a) That Sharpe has been looking for Loup.
(b) That Loup is a murderer.
(c) That he is going to attack San Isidoro.
(d) That Loup hates Sharpe.

5. What does Sharpe tell Oliveira about the Real Compañía Irlandesa?
(a) Why they came to San Isidoro.
(b) That they are great soldiers.
(c) That they are probably traitors to Spain.
(d) That they will be leaving San Isidoro soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Richard Sharpe and his troops' dilemma at the beginning of the book?

2. What does one of the Frenchmen do immediately?

3. Why does Sharpe think the men desert?

4. What do Sharpe and Harper find in other cottages?

5. What does Ducos disapprove of as far as soldiers go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kiely tell Sharpe about the French and about his men?

2. What do Sharpe and his men find in the village when they get there?

3. How does Sharpe find out what happened to the Portuguese ammunition wagons?

4. What does Sharpe find out from Donaju about Kiely?

5. What information about the Royal Guard is Hogan and Wellington not aware?

6. What are called the keys to Spain by the French and who holds them?

7. What is in the letter from the Spanish king to General Wellington that upsets him?

8. What is happening with the Real Compañía Irlandesa that worries Sharpe?

9. What does Sharpe asks El Castrador about the village where Loup is and who goes there with Sharpe?

10. What is Juanita's job with the Real Compañía Irlandesa?

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