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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who leads the men forward along with Leroy?
(a) No one.
(b) Sharpe.
(c) D'Alembord.
(d) Harper.
2. What does Sharpe decide to do about the cavalryman's actions??
(a) Show him how to clean his rifle properly.
(b) Not wake him up.
(c) Not sound an alarm.
(d) Hit the man over the head.
3. What does Angel spot as the group leaves La Marquesa's wagon?
(a) Helene swung over El Matarife's saddle.
(b) Verginy pulling on Helene.
(c) Helene surrounded by a group of men.
(d) Hogan yelling at El Matarife.
4. Who captures Sharpe when he escapes into the city?
(a) The French.
(b) General Verigny.
(c) A Spanish family.
(d) El Matarife.
5. Where do Sharpe and Helene stop?
(a) In a large city at a hostel.
(b) At a small inn.
(c) At a friend of Helene's house.
(d) In the forest at a hunting lodge.
6. Who is Captain Saumier?
(a) The officer assigned to attend to La Marquesa.
(b) Angel's brother.
(c) Pierre Ducos' assassin.
(d) A Spainish spy.
7. What do the French forces do in Chapter 24?
(a) Wipe out the English cavalry.
(b) Make a last ditch stand.
(c) Unabashedly flee.
(d) Out flank the English and come in behind them.
8. Who faints upon seeing Sharpe alive?
(a) La Marquesa.
(b) Harper.
(c) D'Alembord.
(d) Lieutenant Trumper-Jones.
9. What do the British troops do after the battle at Burgos?
(a) Return to Spain.
(b) Dig in fortifications in Burgos.
(c) Pursue the French.
(d) Return to England.
10. What does King Joseph abandon?
(a) His tent.
(b) His wife.
(c) His warhorse.
(d) His carriage.
11. Where are the French heading when they leave Burgos?
(a) Vitoria.
(b) Paris.
(c) Marsellies.
(d) Madrid.
12. To where does Helene want to go?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To England.
(c) To Burgos.
(d) To Madrid.
13. Why does Joseph Bonaparte need this victory?
(a) To get back into the good graces of the Spanish people.
(b) To conquer Portugal.
(c) To secure his throne.
(d) To impress a potential wife.
14. About what treaty does La Marquesa tell Sharpe?
(a) Between the King of Belgium and the King of Spain.
(b) Between Napoleon and the Spanish King.
(c) Between Napoleon and the Prince of Orange.
(d) Between Napoleon and the King of Belgium.
15. Where does Sharpe stop briefly when coming in after the battle of Vitoria?
(a) In Verginy's tent.
(b) In the British baggage train.
(c) Helene's carriage.
(d) Near the river.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do they encourage Sharpe to offer his parole?
2. Who is killed at the barricade?
3. Why is Ducos happy as he flees?
4. Who does La Marquesa think she sees at Vitoria?
5. Who does Sharpe almost encounter as he is walking?
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