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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ducos in charge of the attack on Teste de Buch?
(a) He was there first.
(b) He outranks everyone else.
(c) He has the most political power.
(d) He knows the fort better.

2. What does Lassan and his men do when the British enter the fort?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Blow up the fort.
(c) Abandon it.
(d) Kill most of them.

3. Why does Sharpe decline Patrick Harper's volunteering to join the unit?
(a) Harper has a contagious fever.
(b) He doesn't like Harper.
(c) He does not have the authority.
(d) Harper is not an infantryman.

4. Of what Is the convoy which comes across the ambush site consist?
(a) French artillery units.
(b) French sailors heading for Teste de Buch.
(c) French infantry, supply wagons, and some calvery.
(d) French rifle units.

5. What does Killick ask Sharpe?
(a) That he be released from his oath.
(b) If he can right his ship.
(c) If his men can fight too.
(d) If he can leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins Sharpe's unit at the last moment?

2. What does Killick decide to do against the British land force?

3. How does Sharpe feel about hanging men?

4. What type of tactic does Sharpe use on the convoy?

5. Into what territory have the British forces pushed after conquering the peninsula in question #3?

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