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

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

3. Why does Wellington launch two suicidal attacks?
(a) To take the citadel.
(b) To kill off some undesirables.
(c) To make the French know he is serious.
(d) To pin down the French defenders.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe do when he gets to his old company?

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

3. What is in the very center of Badajoz?

4. What attacks the protecting fortress while another force attacks the dam in Chapter 18?

5. What do the British do with the captured bastion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the British forces begin to do when they arrive at Badajoz and what makes their tasks more difficult?

2. What does Wellington call, why is Sharpe present and what does Sharpe request? How does Wellington respond to Sharpe's request?

3. What is Sharpe doing at the beginning of the assault on Badajoz?

4. Describe the fortifications of Badajoz.

5. What is Robert Knowles doing at the beginning of the attack and who does he think about when planning his actions?

6. What do the British troops do after the weather clears in Chapter 17 and what do they decide about the plain?

7. Where is the British forces camped in relation to Badajoz and what do Sharpe and Harper think will be the only way to assault the city?

8. Why does Windham realize he made a mistake and what does he do to mitigate it?

9. What happens to Sharpe as he retreats from the dam?

10. How is Badajoz finally taken?

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