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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. Who wins the fight at the gatehouse?
(a) The British.
(b) No one.
(c) The French.
(d) Pot-au-Fea.

2. What is bandaged on Farthingdale when he comes outside?
(a) His shoulder.
(b) His leg.
(c) His head.
(d) His arm.

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

4. What does Farthingdale wonder about the French?
(a) Why they are there.
(b) Why they are being friendly.
(c) If they plan to attack.
(d) If they think he speaks good French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the troops spotted doing?

2. Who surprises Sharpe with a visit?

3. What do the French do shortly after Sharpe discovers Teresa's body?

4. Where are the French packed into during their last attack?

5. What does Sharpe hope to do after the first French attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the French ask for after the British rocket attack?

2. What happens to the convent due to Harper's actions?

3. What does Farthingdale announce at the council of war?

4. What do the British leaders do on Christmas?

5. What unit shows up after the castle is taken and what does Sharpe do with them?

6. What is Hakeswill's ultimate fate?

7. What does Sharpe arrange the day after the war council?

8. What happens at the convent after the British abandon it?

9. How many forces does Sharpe estimate are arrayed between the French and the British soldiers?

10. Where do the French concentrate their artillery fire and why? What is the British response?

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