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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 type of boots does Sharpe wear with his uniform?
(a) Brown, steel toed boots.
(b) Moccasins.
(c) Knee high riding boots.
(d) Ankle length riding boots.

2. Why do Nairn's forces voluntarily reposition themselves when fighting at Toulouse?
(a) To save Sharpe's forces.
(b) To assault a central strong point in the line.
(c) To take down the Imperial Guard.
(d) To help in an organized retreat.

3. Who leads the voluntary repositioning of Nairn's forces?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) Harper.
(c) Nairn.
(d) Frederickson.

4. Where does Ducos go in Chapter 9?
(a) Spain.
(b) America.
(c) Naples.
(d) London.

5. With what is the port of St. Jean de Luz filled?
(a) Pods of dolphins.
(b) French battleships.
(c) Dead bodies.
(d) Merchant ships and fishing boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of major assault do Nairn's troops participate?

2. What do Henri and Lucille do often when together?

3. What company does Harper join in Chapter 1?

4. By what other designation is Henri's sister Lucille known?

5. What does Henri Lassan do after the war ends?

Short Essay Questions

1. With whom does Sharpe duel and why?

2. Who has set up the charges against Sharpe and Frederickson and what do the British authorities know?

3. What do the British at Toulouse learn after the battle about Napoleon?

4. Who writes Sharpe and what information is in the letter he receives in Chapter 4?

5. Where do Nairn's troops participate in the battle at Toulouse and why and where do they then move?

6. To what company is Frederickson attached, what is Sharpe's position in that company and who else of Sharpe's acquaintance joins the company? What event does this enable?

7. What does Soult do with Toulouse following the British assault?

8. Who leads the Nairn men into battle and what does he realize?

9. What does Sharpe and his friends do after the battle of Toulouse?

10. What do Sharpe and Frederickson decide to do and how does Harper help?

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