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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 Harper use to clean out Sharpe's wound?
(a) Caterpillars.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Worms.
(d) Flies.

2. To what rank does Wellesey promote Sharpe?
(a) Captain.
(b) Sergeant.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) General.

3. Simmerson tells Sharpe he comes from where?
(a) The orphanage.
(b) The gutter.
(c) The sewers.
(d) A common home.

4. What best describes Sharpe's life before he joined the army?
(a) Criminal on the run.
(b) Destitute orphan.
(c) A homeless bum.
(d) Wealthy landowner.

5. What is the name of Sharpe's regiment?
(a) The South London Regiment.
(b) The 95th Rifles.
(c) The 62nd Battalion.
(d) The South Essex Regiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does one of the soldiers say he deserted?

2. How does Sharpe help the woman?

3. What does Sharpe offer to Josefina?

4. Why does Simmerson claim Sharpe is responsible for their loss against the French?

5. What is Hogan's rank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Sharpe different from other officers?

2. Describe the battle in Chapter Seven.

3. How does Wellesley help Sharpe in this section?

4. How does Simmerson cause problems in Chapter Fourteen?

5. How does Sharpe meet Lieutenant Gibbons?

6. How does Sharpe meet the young woman in this section?

7. Why is capturing the French Eagle so important to Sharpe's career?

8. How is Harper treating Sharpe's leg at the beginning of the novel?

9. What are Lennox's thought before he dies?

10. Why does Sharpe think the French will not attack them in Chapter Six?

(see the answer keys)

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