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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Sharpe goes forward to watch the digging in Chapter 12?
(a) A French sortie comes out.
(b) A wall collapses.
(c) Two men jump him.
(d) He finds Harper.

2. Who captures one of the bastions?
(a) Sharpe's company.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) A British assault force.
(d) No one.

3. What happens when the charges blow at the dam?
(a) Nothing, it was enough explosives.
(b) The dam blows up.
(c) Half the dam is taken away.
(d) A small crack appears in the dam.

4. Why was the Rivillas Stream dammed?
(a) To flood an expanse east of the city.
(b) To provide drinking water for the city.
(c) To make rice paddies.
(d) To water the crops on the west side.

5. Why does Wellington call a council of war?
(a) To make detailed plans.
(b) To promote Sharpe.
(c) To shift the army.
(d) To question the prisoners.

6. Why does Wellington believe he must take Badajoz immediately?
(a) The Spanish are marching to Badajoz.
(b) The French begin to march on Ciudad Rodrigo.
(c) The French are marching towards the English Chanel.
(d) Winter is coming.

7. What is one of the most deadly setups the French have?
(a) The mines in the ditch.
(b) The arrow loops in the wall.
(c) The long range artillery.
(d) The French defensive interlocking fire.

8. What does Windham give Harper?
(a) A new horse.
(b) His watch.
(c) A gold piece.
(d) A new uniform.

9. What does Sharpe do when he reaches the dam?
(a) Takes charge of the company.
(b) Tells his men to retreat.
(c) Slaps Rymer to snap him out of his problems.
(d) Yells at Rymer.

10. Where is Badajoz located?
(a) Near the center of Portugal.
(b) On the Turkey peninsula.
(c) The northern part of France.
(d) The southern roadway from Portugal to Spain.

11. What has been stolen of Windham's?
(a) His spare boots.
(b) The portrait of his wife.
(c) His spare uniform.
(d) His sword.

12. How is Sharpe detailed during the attack on the bastions?
(a) Artillery officer.
(b) Assult captain.
(c) Windham's aide-de-camp.
(d) Company commander.

13. How is the entire first forlorn hope killed?
(a) The French shoot all of them.
(b) They are mowed down with cannon fire.
(c) A wall falls on them.
(d) A massive mine explodes.

14. Why does Windham dispatch Sharpe to the dam?
(a) To be near when the dam blows.
(b) To find out what's going on with the demolition team.
(c) To help ward off some of the defenders.
(d) To take dry powder to the dam.

15. Where is Teresa's family's house located in Badajoz?
(a) On the eastern edge.
(b) Near the governor's mansion.
(c) Near the northern wall.
(d) At the center of the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Sharpe and Harper concerned about Teresa?

2. What is the force going to the dam supposed to do?

3. What do the French do when the British attack?

4. How does Knowles base his conduct during the assault?

5. What do the British decide they must do with the flooded plain?

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