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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 happens in Ciudad Rodrigo when the breach is carried?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Rioting.
(c) Silence.
(d) Surrender.

2. What does Sharpe realize about Rymer in Chapter 8?
(a) He is well trained.
(b) He is ignorant about war.
(c) He will replace Sharpe as company commander.
(d) He is an experienced veteran.

3. How do the British cross the River Guadiana?
(a) A pontoon bridge.
(b) They go around it on the north end.
(c) Ferries.
(d) Wade at the ford.

4. Why will the British be throwing bags of hay into the ditch at Ciudad Rodrigo?
(a) To build up a wall.
(b) To cushion the jumps of soldiers.
(c) To soften the hay for the horses.
(d) To soak up the water.

5. What do Teresa and Sharpe do after dinner?
(a) Go and look for Hogan.
(b) Go to sleep.
(c) Talk and have sex.
(d) Leave for their respective sleeping areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has stalled Sharpe's promotion?

2. When does the assault on Ciudad Rodrigo begin?

3. What do Teresa and Sharpe talk about on the way to Badajoz?

4. What does Hogan say Teresa is still doing?

5. What does Hakeswill do when Teresa enters the stables?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Sharpe see in the new replacements that throws him off and what happens when he sees that person? How does he feel about the encounter?

3. Describe Hakeswill's character and why he is in the army.

4. What is Sharpe's rank in Chapter 1 and what is the ambiguity surrounding his rank?

5. Why are Sharpe and Harper relieved about their company's role in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo? What will their role be?

6. How long has it been since Sharpe has seen Teresa, on what terms did they part and what does she do about the French in her country?

7. Who reports to Sharpe when reinforcements arrive for the battalion, what mistake does he make and what does he do after he is corrected?

8. Describe Hakeswill's first encounter with Teresa in the stables.

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

10. What does Sharpe do with his guerrilla friend?

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