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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 ask of the man in question #86?
(a) To go with him to Teste de Buch.
(b) To find Henri Lassan.
(c) To find Ducos.
(d) To send word to his wife.

2. What does Sharpe give Jane before she leaves for England?
(a) A new wedding band.
(b) The deed to his house.
(c) An expensive necklace.
(d) Power of attorney.

3. Why is a duel called "grass before breakfast?"
(a) One person may end up six feet under the grass.
(b) They are fought at dawn usually on a lawn.
(c) You throw a piece of grass to see how the wind blows before a duel.
(d) Duels are never fought at night in mud.

4. What company does Harper join in Chapter 1?
(a) The Royal Guards.
(b) The Blue Coats.
(c) Frederickson's company.
(d) Bampfylde's Marines.

5. What does Lassan's mother demand he do?
(a) Marry.
(b) Take care of her.
(c) Become a priest.
(d) Join the parliament.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sharpe act upon being told the charges?

2. Under what rule is Bordeaux when Sharpe and Frederickson are there?

3. What does Jane believe would happen if Sharpe accepts his accolades?

4. Who helps Sharpe and Frederickson with their plan?

5. Where does Sharpe obtain his fortune over which he gives Jane power?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the opening of Chapter 4, what is happening with the British troops following the abdication of Napoleon?

2. How does the assault of Nairn's troops end?

3. What orders do Sharpe, Frederickson, and Harper receive?

4. What does Henri do with his sister, Lucille?

5. To what company is Frederickson attached, what is Sharpe's position in that company and who else of Sharpe's acquaintance joins the company? What event does this enable?

6. What does the man Napoleon enlists for help actually do and why?

7. What does Henri Lassan do after the war?

8. What do the three friends discuss in Chapter 1 and for what does Fredrickson ridicule Sharpe and the other friend?

9. Who writes Sharpe and what information is in the letter he receives in Chapter 4?

10. With whom does Sharpe duel and why?

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