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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 do Sharpe and Frederickson decide they should do about the charges against them?
(a) Escape.
(b) Obtain a lawyer from London.
(c) File a counter charge.
(d) Go back to Teste de Buch.

2. At what does Frederickson scoff concerning Sharpe's and Harper's lives?
(a) Claiming to be the best soldiers in the British military.
(b) Saying Frederickson is the best leader in the unit.
(c) Claiming they will kill Napoleon.
(d) Claiming they are happily married.

3. Who has arranged the charges against Sharpe and Frederickson?
(a) Nairn.
(b) Clavet.
(c) Ducos.
(d) Lassan.

4. How does Frederickson act after being told the charges?
(a) Confused.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Angry.
(d) Level-headed.

5. What is Toulouse?
(a) A French fort on the Seine River.
(b) The residence of Napoleon.
(c) The capital building of France.
(d) A fortified and garrisoned city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the fishermen in the waters beneath Sharpe heaving over their boats?

2. What does Sharpe believe about his incredible luck in battle?

3. How do British authorities feel about the person who arranged the charges against Sharp and Frederickson?

4. Where is Henri stationed at the end of the war?

5. What type of weapon does Bampfylde chose for his duel with Sharpe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What type of situation does Sharpe's group find at Bordeaux?

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

5. Describe Henri Lassan's sister.

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

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

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

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

10. With whom does Sharpe duel and why?

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