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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. Why is Sharpe's back heavily scarred?
(a) It isn't scarred.
(b) From a flogging.
(c) From smallpox.
(d) He was hit with shrapnel.

2. What does Teresa look like?
(a) Small and blond.
(b) Tall with red hair.
(c) Dark haired and beautiful.
(d) Ordinary with a nice smile.

3. What does Wellington believe about Badajoz?
(a) It is not that important.
(b) It is essential to defeating Napoleon.
(c) It must be captured quickly.
(d) They can starve them out.

4. What do Hogan and Sharpe discuss as they ride to Badajoz?
(a) Women.
(b) Strategy and tactics.
(c) The French military.
(d) Religion.

5. What was Hakeswill charged with when he was young?
(a) Arson.
(b) Sexual assault.
(c) Murder.
(d) Stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Against what does Sharpe lead his men?

2. How long has it been since Sharpe has seen Teresa?

3. What is Sharpe looking for as he wanders Ciudad Rodrigo?

4. What is Lawford's status in British society?

5. What relationship does Sharpe think about when with Teresa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Harper and Sharpe run into as they begin to enter the city and what do they do about it?

2. Who is Captain Leroy and what kind of relationship does Sharpe have with him?

3. Why is Sharpe worried following the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in Chapter 5?

4. How does the assault on Ciudad Rodrigo seem to the British at first?

5. What does Sharpe do with his guerrilla friend?

6. What is Lawford and Sharpe's relationship and how do they interact?

7. Why is Sharpe's back scarred?

8. What siege does Sharpe participate in at the beginning of Chapter 1 and how does he pass his time when not fighting?

9. What does Sharpe discuss with Lawford and what does Lawford tell him?

10. Why might Badajoz be difficult to capture? Has anyone ever tried to capture it?

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