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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. What happens to Hakeswill at the end of the novel?
(a) He is sent to prison.
(b) He is transported.
(c) He is shot by firing squad.
(d) He is hanged.

2. Where is Harper when the French take over the convent?
(a) In the village.
(b) In the castle with Sharpe.
(c) In the back lines of the French.
(d) In the convent's ossuary.

3. What does Sharpe begin to do after the French are spotted?
(a) Put sharpshooters on the walls.
(b) Prepare static defenses.
(c) Prepare to withdraw.
(d) Set up an offense plan.

4. How does the French feel about the British defense of the castle?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Confident.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Indifferent.

5. What does Sharpe do with Pot-au-Fea?
(a) Hands him over to the French.
(b) Hangs him.
(c) Locks him in a cell.
(d) Shoots him with a firing squad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dubreton return to Sharpe after the cease fire?

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

4. Where do Sharpe and Harper go when they go to the castle?

5. What does Sharpe realize as he waits for the attack of the French after the convent is destroyed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the first actions Sharpe takes after the war council?

3. What does the French agree to and why does Sharpe agree to it?

4. What does Sharpe capture first at the castle and how does he do it?

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

6. What happens when Dubreton comes up to Sharpe?

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

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

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

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

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