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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was hanged instead of Sharpe?
(a) Patrick Dooley.
(b) George Trenton.
(c) Richard Stamford.
(d) John Eddington.

2. Why can't Sharpe buy anything?
(a) He is too poor.
(b) He left his money in England.
(c) He has to have his father's permission.
(d) His wife won't let him.

3. Why was the man in question #49 going to be hanged?
(a) For looting a church.
(b) For shooting an officer.
(c) For raping Wellington's wife.
(d) For stealing ammunition.

4. What do the Spanish think about Sharpe being sentenced to hanging?
(a) They don't have an opinion.
(b) It is wrong, he didn't do it.
(c) It is too good and quick.
(d) It is right.

5. Why did the Marques marry Helene?
(a) Position.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) Money.
(d) Lust.

6. Under what name if Sharpe traveling in Chapter 10?
(a) Captain Pending.
(b) Major Vaughn.
(c) Captain Ellsworth.
(d) Colonel Worthington.

7. What does Hacha think will happen to Spain because of the Sharpe incident?
(a) It will become a world power again.
(b) It will be conquered by England.
(c) It will become even more corrupt.
(d) It won't affect Spain at all.

8. Who challenges Sharpe to a duel?
(a) The company commander.
(b) A Spanish spy.
(c) A Spanish general.
(d) A French spy.

9. For what did Ducos use Helene in the past?
(a) To murder English soldiers.
(b) To help him advance.
(c) As an escort.
(d) Spying.

10. Why is Helene moving her fortune to France?
(a) She wants to support Napoleon.
(b) She is a French citizen.
(c) For safekeeping.
(d) Her husband is after it.

11. How does Helene's husband feel about her letter to him in Chapter 5?
(a) Disbelief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) He finds it humorous.

12. Why does Sharpe want to know why Helene wrote the letter besides the political significance of it?
(a) To be able to have Helene arrested.
(b) To be able to kill Ducos with a clear conscience.
(c) Out of curiosity.
(d) For personal satisfaction.

13. What does the condemned man do when the noose is put around his neck?
(a) Swears.
(b) Smiles.
(c) Fights the guards.
(d) Falls into the guard.

14. Why was Sharpe's execution staged?
(a) To get another man hung.
(b) To please Helene.
(c) To set Sharpe up for spying.
(d) Politics.

15. How does Father Hacha feel about Sharpe's death?
(a) Regret.
(b) Relief.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Excitement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What arrives at the Sharpe's camp in Chapter 3 that Sharpe believes is unnecessary?

2. How does Wellington feel about Sharpe's execution?

3. Topographically, where is the convent located?

4. What surprises Michael Trumper-Jones about Sharpe's appearance?

5. Who dropped the South Essex's arms in the river?

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