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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 isn't Frederickson's fire on the advancing column effective?
(a) His riflemen are poor shots.
(b) The column is too large.
(c) The French block the bullets with shields.
(d) They don't have enough bullets.

2. What does Sharpe tell Farthingdale about Lady Farthingdale?
(a) She will be a liability.
(b) Harper was planning to marry her.
(c) She has had a child by Sharpe.
(d) He knows all about her.

3. Who interviews Sharpe back at the British base?
(a) Hogan.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Farthingdale.
(d) The Regent Prince.

4. Where is the majority of Sharpe's forces concentrated?
(a) In the convent.
(b) They are evenly distributed.
(c) In the castle.
(d) In the town.

5. What do Sharpe and Harper do when they see the British attack faltering?
(a) Lead a counter attack.
(b) Sneak into the castle through a tunnel.
(c) Call a retreat.
(d) Shoot Farthingdale.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who favors the type of attack the French forces leader favors?

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

3. What does Sharpe arrange for on the day after Christmas?

4. Why was Sharpe flogged in India?

5. What happens after the French are repulsed from the castle the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Hakeswill when the French arrive?

3. What do the British do when they capture the castle and what do some of Pot-au-Fea's men do?

4. What is Hakeswill's ultimate fate?

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

6. Why doesn't the French take the castle?

7. Who is spotted in the village that surprises Sharpe?

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

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

10. How does Sharpe react to Farthingdale's announcement and what does he do about it?

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