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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Sharpe and Harper concerned about Teresa?
(a) That she is held a prisoner.
(b) That she won't be safe during the battle.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That Hakeswill wants to kill her.

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

3. What do the walls of Badajoz have on them?
(a) Artillery.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) Jagged rocks.
(d) Iron pikes.

4. Who does Sharpe suspect of stealing?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Hakeswill.
(c) Harper.
(d) Rymer.

5. Where does Sharpe lead his men?
(a) To the new center breach.
(b) Near the breach on the right.
(c) Near the breach on the left.
(d) To the back of the hills.

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

7. What does Knowles intend to do with his orders?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Pretend to be fighting.
(c) Pretend to want to scale the citadel.
(d) Actually carry out the assault.

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

9. What does Sharpe do when he gets to his old company?
(a) Slaps Rymer to get him moving.
(b) Rallies the men.
(c) Finds Harper.
(d) Finds Hakeswill.

10. What makes the British tasks more difficult?
(a) Rocky ground.
(b) The thick trees.
(c) Constant rain and thick mud.
(d) The French running sorties.

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

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

13. For what does Sharpe ask permission?
(a) To lead the forlorn hope.
(b) To command the reserve company.
(c) To return to his company.
(d) To promote Harper.

14. What do the British do when the weather clears in Chapter 17?
(a) Clean their gear.
(b) Begin digging again.
(c) Set up a dry camp.
(d) Assault the walls.

15. What has Sharpe been doing under Hogan's command?
(a) Working as a scout.
(b) As an aide-de-camp.
(c) As a tactics adviser.
(d) Commanding a company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What guards the dam across the Rivillas Stream?

2. What type of action is Knowles leading?

3. About what is Sharpe questioned at the war council?

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

5. With what type of gun does Harper think Sharpe was shot?

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