Sharpe's Siege: Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814 Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapters 8 and 9)

This test consists of 5 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does Bampfylde say he is going to do with the Americans?
a) Try them under British law.
b) Send them to England.
c) Set them free.
d) Hang them.

2. What does Killick say to Sharpe about hanging sailors?
a) It is homocide.
b) It dooms their spirits to eternal unrest.
c) It is against the law of the sea.
d) Sailors would rather be shot.

3. Why are the French not able to burn their ships?
a) It's raining too hard.
b) The French have no ships.
c) The gunpowder is wet.
d) The British have already taken them.

4. Why does Sharpe fear for his troops? (read more)