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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 comes to Château Lassan concerning the charges against Sharpe and Frederickson?
(a) Monsieur Roland.
(b) General Calvet.
(c) Monsieur Crumbles.
(d) Ducos.

2. In what type of major assault do Nairn's troops participate?
(a) Against the front gates of Toulouse.
(b) On the inner square of Toulouse.
(c) Against the ridgeline forming Toulouse's principle defense.
(d) Against the river bridges going into Toulouse.

3. What does Jane want Sharpe to do at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Go to Africa.
(b) Move to America.
(c) Transfer to the navy under her uncle.
(d) Return to England.

4. What is Château Lassan?
(a) A motel in the Swiss Alps.
(b) The residence of Henri Lassan.
(c) A famous bed and breakfast inn.
(d) Henri's brother's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Royal battleship that is in the harbor of St. Jean de Luz?

2. What is Harper thinking about as they travel to Bordeaux?

3. Why is Jane interrogated by British officials?

4. What color is Sharpe's uniform jacket?

5. What is Sharpe's position with Nairn's company?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Sharpe and the others are about to board a ship in Bordeaux?

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

3. What does the man Napoleon enlists for help actually do and why?

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

5. Describe Henri Lassan's sister.

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

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

8. Of what does Part I in this novel consist and what does Part I serve to do in the novel's narrative arc?

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

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

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