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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 Sharpe's apology imply?
(a) That Sharpe realizes his promotion is at stake.
(b) That he was commanded to apologize.
(c) That Ayres is at fault also.
(d) That Sharpe realizes he was completely at fault.

2. Why is one of Sharpe's man left alive?
(a) Because he is a solider and must treated honorably.
(b) He hid out in the hayloft.
(c) He told the French what they were doing.
(d) He was cousin to one of the French soldiers.

3. Who are Teresa and Ramon?
(a) A young Spanish couple.
(b) A young French couple captured by the Partisans.
(c) Cesar Moreno's children.
(d) Moreno's daughter and son-in-law.

4. Who is Ramon?
(a) A man who is nailed to the wall.
(b) A man who knows where the gold is.
(c) Sharpe's quartermaster.
(d) Harper's best friend besides Sharpe.

5. Where do Harper and Sharpe go to rescue Kearsey?
(a) The tavern.
(b) Moreno's old house.
(c) The cemetary.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Kearsey performance as a guide?

2. What does Sharpe admit to Wellington?

3. What does El Catolico do to the lancer?

4. Who kills the French Colonel?

5. How is the fighting between the Spanish peasants and the French?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of guide is Kearsey and why do the men find him annoying?

2. Why is the mood somber in Chapter one among the forces allied against Napoleon?

3. Describe Sharpe and Moreno's conversation.

4. What does Sharpe observe during the fighting between the Spanish and French and for whom does he look?

5. What does Sharpe learn as he takes stock of his company after the fighting and how does Kearsey react to his rescue?

6. How does Sharpe threaten El Catolico's men?

7. Who are discussing Sharpe's state of mind?

8. Where do the men of Sharpe's company go?

9. Describe the English attack on the French in the village.

10. What does Sharpe think of Major Kearsey and why does Sharpe have to deal with the man?

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