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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 fortress do Sharpe and Frederickson capture?
(a) La Flantaine.
(b) The Loudese d' Capelle.
(c) Palace de Hildia.
(d) Teste de Buch.

2. Why doesn't Jane want Sharpe to fight the duel at the beginning of the book?
(a) She likes Bampfylde.
(b) It is illegal and he could be killed.
(c) Sharpe is a poor shot with pistols.
(d) Bampfylde is her uncle.

3. What color is Sharpe's uniform jacket?
(a) Black.
(b) Bright Red.
(c) Faded green.
(d) Brown.

4. What is the situation in Bordeaux when the three friends arrive there?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Happy.
(c) Calm.
(d) Dreary.

5. Why would the French army have to fight to defend France?
(a) The Moors have invaded France.
(b) Britain wants to add France to its Empire.
(c) Napoleon refuses the peace terms.
(d) The Spainish are invading France and England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Sharpe and Frederickson with their plan?

2. What does Bampfylde do the night before his duel with Sharpe?

3. Where is Sharpe ordered to go after the Battle of Toulouse?

4. Why is a duel called "grass before breakfast?"

5. At what age does Sharpe join the military?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What orders do Sharpe, Frederickson, and Harper receive?

3. How does the assault of Nairn's troops end?

4. What do Sharpe and his companions do when they leave Bordeaux?

5. What do Sharpe and Frederickson find at the guard post in Bordeaux?

6. What do the three friends discuss in Chapter 1 and for what does Fredrickson ridicule Sharpe and the other friend?

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

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

9. What does Jane demand of Sharpe in the Prologue?

10. What does Henri do with his sister, Lucille?

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