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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. Who wrote the intercepted message that Hogan shows Sharpe?
(a) Leroux.
(b) Marmont.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Windham.

2. What does Sharpe do when he is called a disgrace at Helena's party?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Walks away.
(c) Challenges the man to a duel.
(d) Threatens the man.

3. Why does Sharpe not shoot Leroux when he rides away?
(a) He is ordered not to.
(b) He is low on ammo.
(c) Windham is in the way.
(d) Helena distracts him.

4. In whose handwriting was the paper taken from Leroux?
(a) Wellington's.
(b) Napoleon's.
(c) Harper's.
(d) Hogan's.

5. How does Delmas die?
(a) He falls off his horse.
(b) He gets syphillus.
(c) Leroux kills him.
(d) He is sniped from the trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Spears encourage Sharpe to do?

2. Where are the wounded soldiers taken?

3. Connelley is from ________________.

4. Where is Leroux from?

5. What did Leroux tell Sharpe was on a scrap of paper he had?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sharpe taken to Connelley's tent?

2. How does Sharpe explain his absences to Spears?

3. How was Spears wounded, and how did that happen?

4. How does Leroux plan to complete his job in France?

5. How is Leroux able to escape from Sharpe at the college?

6. What is disappointing to Helena about the first battle she watches, and what does Spears tell her?

7. What is Jack Spears' job?

8. What do the British troops do just before the French troops retreat for the first time in the book?

9. How is Sharpe wounded after the battle?

10. What does Harper find in the last fort while searching for Leroux's body?

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