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

2. Who leads the naval expedition near Gujan?
(a) Captain Bampfylde.
(b) Captain Hornsby.
(c) Captain Lyton.
(d) Captain Southerby.

3. Where does Napoleon send fresh troops?
(a) To the new front.
(b) To Russia.
(c) Behind the British.
(d) Near the Shuther peninsula.

4. About how long does it take Sharpe to subdue the French?
(a) The entire day.
(b) An hour and a half.
(c) Two hours.
(d) About 25 minutes.

5. What do they do with Harper after he pulls his tooth?
(a) Put him in a hand cart.
(b) Make him lie down.
(c) Give him whiskey to drink.
(d) Put him on a stretcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Calvet decide about the best way to assault the fortress?

2. What would happen if Bampfylde left Teste de Buch?

3. What does Bampfylde's Marines do when they arrive at the fortress?

4. Why does Sharpe decline Patrick Harper's volunteering to join the unit?

5. What does Bampfylde plan to do when he stops his activities because of Sharpe?

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