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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. Who is the head of the army which subdues Andrados?
(a) Charles de la Fetelels.
(b) Phillip de Phillipe.
(c) General Rodriquez.
(d) Pot-au-Feu.

2. What is being done to a woman with a hot iron?
(a) A long scar is put on her face.
(b) She is being branded on her breasts.
(c) She is having her fingers burned.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does Sharpe do with the prisoners from the convent?
(a) Puts them in the dungeon.
(b) Strip them and put them in cells.
(c) Kills them.
(d) Ties them up.

4. What type of terrain does Sharpe have to cross to get to Andrados?
(a) Forests.
(b) A mountain pass.
(c) An open plain.
(d) A swampy land.

5. What does Farthingdale decide to do on Christmas day?
(a) Leave with the women.
(b) Attack the castle.
(c) Have a large Christmas dinner.
(d) Wait for reinforcements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of weapon does Sharpe find in the basement?

2. What does Sharpe urge to Farthingdale?

3. What religion is General Nairn?

4. What does Sharpe notice about the new weapons under his command?

5. Where are the English troops heading in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Farthingdale do with his troops as Christmas day breaks?

2. What does Sharpe do with the prisoners and what bothers him the most about the prisoners as far as who he wanted to capture?

3. Who is Spain at war with and how is the country divided?

4. What does Sharpe and Harper do when they first arrive at Andrados?

5. What happens to the gold Sharpe brought with him and what kind of reassurance does Pot-au-Feu give? What do the men learn from that reassurance?

6. What does Farthingdale do when he is injured and what does Sharpe see after he does it?

7. What type of combat unit has the Prince Regent sent, why has he sent it and how does Nairn feel about it?

8. What happens when Frederickson shows up at the convent?

9. What do Sharpe and Harper do at the convent while negotiating with the leaders of the men there?

10. What does Lady Farthingdale do when she sees Sharpe?

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