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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. With whom does Sharpe go to consult?
(a) Smith.
(b) Gudin.
(c) Picard.
(d) Nicholls.

2. What war in 1799 is the context of "Sharpe's Christmas"?
(a) The War of the Roses.
(b) The Battle of Waterloo.
(c) The Mysore War.
(d) The Boxer Rebellion.

3. Where will Sharpe's men cover the west road?
(a) Brest.
(b) Ochagavia.
(c) Irati.
(d) Marseilles.

4. From what disaster are some of the men at the Fort at Ochagavia taking refuge?
(a) Borodino.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) Vitoria.
(d) Kulm.

5. Where is a French garrison located?
(a) Isle de France.
(b) The Fort near Timcumpki.
(c) The Fort at Ochagavia.
(d) Somewhere north of Sharpe's men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who granted Gudin his eagle?

2. Whom does Sharpe order to advance when the French are only fifty paces away?

3. Who will cover the east road?

4. Who does Cornwell say commissioned the Sharpe stories originally?

5. Who is the Crapaud that Sharpe serves under in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe say to d'Alembord about India?

2. How did Cornwell feel about writing Sharpe's Christmas, and why did he feel that way?

3. What is Gudin told about Maria and what is his response?

4. What does Gudin do after Caillou breaks the truce?

5. What does Caillou do to keep Gudin from meeting with the British truce?

6. What does Hogan tell Sharpe will be his immediate assignment?

7. What has Sharpe been doing for the past ten years? Whom does he command? Why? When do Sharpe and his men march? What does Sharpe ignore?

8. What does Gudin think about when he thinks of India?

9. How does Gudin feel about leaving the fort at Ochagavia, and what is the group composed of who will be leaving the fort?

10. What do the French do about the remaining barrels, and what is Sharpe facing from the south?

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