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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 Nairn tell Sharpe at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) That his brother has been killed.
(b) About the capture of Andrados.
(c) That sergeant Hakeswill is in the area.
(d) That Hogan has been taken capture.

2. What type of troop is Sharpe put in command?
(a) An infantry regiment.
(b) The scouts and sharpshooters.
(c) Rocket artillery.
(d) A rifle company.

3. What religion is General Nairn?
(a) Orthodox.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Angligan.
(d) Presbyterian.

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

5. What is Sharpe told is the estimated number of men that Pot-au-Feu has with him?
(a) 1000 to 2000.
(b) 150 to 1000.
(c) 700 to 1500.
(d) 400 to 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will the rocket battalion be doing while Sharpe is gone?

2. What day is it when Sharpe has secured the convent?

3. What are the soldiers doing while Sharpe surveys the convent?

4. With whom is Spain at war during this novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Before whom is Sharpe summoned in Chapter one, what is that man like and why is he summoned?

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

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

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 is happening in Andrados at the beginning of the novel and who is doing it?

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

8. What does Lord Farthingdale do when he arrives and what puzzles Sharpe about the situation?

9. How important is Andrados, where it is situated and what types of protections are in place around it?

10. Who are the men Sharpe and Harper see first at Andrados and why are they there?

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