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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the castle did Frederickson command?
(a) The north walls.
(b) The watchtower.
(c) The main gatehouse.
(d) The courtyard.

2. How does Pierre Ducos appear to Sharpe?
(a) Gracious.
(b) Offensive and insubordinate.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Curious.

3. What does Sharpe know about the French and his position?
(a) He won't be able to stop them forever.
(b) Troops are coming to help him.
(c) He has the advantage.
(d) The French will give up if he kills a few more of them.

4. What happens after the French are repulsed from the castle the first time?
(a) Sharpe organizes to withdraw.
(b) The French send in Dubreton to talk to Sharpe.
(c) A truce is called to recover the wounded and dead.
(d) The French leave Andrdos for a while.

5. What does Farthingdale decide to do at the war council?
(a) Dismiss it as unnecessary.
(b) Have Sharpe arrested.
(c) Put Sharpe in command.
(d) Demand fortify the convent and castle.

6. What do the French do when they capture the convent?
(a) Transfer all their food supplies to it.
(b) Bring in their artillery.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Set up a hospital for the wounded.

7. What British unit finally shows up at Andradro?
(a) The cavalry.
(b) The British infantry.
(c) The rocket artillery unit.
(d) Frederickson's rifle unit.

8. What does Farthingdale seem to be oblivious about?
(a) Who Dubreton might be.
(b) Where Josefina is.
(c) The changing tactical situation.
(d) What Sharpe has done.

9. How do many of Pot-au-Fea's men escape?
(a) Over the south wall.
(b) Through a tunnel.
(c) Dodging through the village.
(d) Swimming the moat.

10. Who is spotted in the distance after the castle is secured?
(a) British cavalry.
(b) French lancers.
(c) French dragoons.
(d) French infantry.

11. What is Hakeswill doing during the battles?
(a) Planning his escape.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) He is not there he has already escaped.
(d) Trying to get Sharpe to let him fight.

12. Who is recovered by the French and handed over to the British?
(a) Hakeswill.
(b) No one.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Josefina.

13. Who was Sharpe's mother?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) An artist.
(c) He doesn't know who his mother is.
(d) The wife of a Lord.

14. How did Teresa die?
(a) Hakeswill killed her.
(b) A piece of flying shrapnel.
(c) Her horse fell on her.
(d) A French bullet.

15. What do the British do when the French artillery begins?
(a) Abandons all positions outside the castle.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Send rockets into their artillery.
(d) Target the artillery soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the book about that Farthingdale wrote?

2. What does Sharpe give to Dubreton?

3. What happens just as the French begin their final massive attack?

4. What does Sharpe do when the French are fifty yards from the trench?

5. What does Sharpe do with the newly arrived unit?

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