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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hakeswill spend his time thinking about during the assault preparations?
(a) Raping Windham's wife.
(b) Killing Wellington.
(c) Raping Teresa.
(d) Killing Hogan.

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

3. What does Windham realize about punishing Harper?
(a) It should have been done in private.
(b) It was the right thing to do.
(c) It got the men ready for battle.
(d) It was a mistake.

4. How do the assembled men feel about Harper's punishment?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Disgusted.

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

6. What does Rymer do when the French attack in Chapter 13?
(a) Sets up a reasonable defense.
(b) Panics.
(c) Sends his men in the wrong direction.
(d) Goes on the offense.

7. What is in the very center of Badajoz?
(a) The governor's mansion.
(b) A statue of Napoleon.
(c) Six fortresses.
(d) A huge cathedral.

8. What does Harper find for Sharpe?
(a) A nurse.
(b) Medical assistance.
(c) A stretcher.
(d) A field dressing.

9. What fills the ditch?
(a) Dead bodies.
(b) Muskrat balls.
(c) Mines.
(d) Water.

10. What does Sharpe conclude after seeing the ball from his leg?
(a) He was shot by the French.
(b) He was shot by Hakeswill.
(c) He was shot by an English rifle.
(d) He was shot by the Spanish.

11. How do the two diversionary attacks end up?
(a) Successful.
(b) They are all killed.
(c) They are half successful.
(d) As failures.

12. Why might there be massive British casualties when assaulting Badajoz?
(a) The French have excellent rifle companies on the walls.
(b) There is no way to breach the walls.
(c) The only approach is channeled, dense and predictable.
(d) There is so much artillery.

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

14. What does Sharpe find when he returns to the baggage area?
(a) Someone has broken into some of the packs.
(b) Harper is drunk.
(c) Two packs are missing.
(d) The mules' paniers are strewed about the ground.

15. With what type of gun does Harper think Sharpe was shot?
(a) The seven-barrel gun.
(b) A rifle.
(c) An old muskrat.
(d) A pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Sharpe detailed during the attack on the bastions?

2. What does Windham realize as he watches the maneuvers at the dam?

3. What does Sharpe do after setting the charges?

4. Where are six external fortresses placed in Badajoz?

5. Why does Wellington launch two suicidal attacks?

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