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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. What type of tactic does Sharpe use on the convoy?
(a) His men fire then lie prone behind the smoke.
(b) Sending half of his men behind the convoy.
(c) Charging the calvery with bayonets.
(d) Shooting low to take out the enemies' legs.

2. What does Killick tell Sharpe about his tale concerning sailors and hanging?
(a) It was fabricated.
(b) It is true.
(c) He had heard it from an admiral.
(d) He didn't know if it was true.

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

4. After a section of a wall falls what does Sharpe do?
(a) Slips out of the fort during the night.
(b) Sends his men into the forest.
(c) Requests a parlay.
(d) Surrenders the fort.

5. What does Palmer say about the mission on which Bampfylde sent him?
(a) It is finished.
(b) He'll do it next week.
(c) It went well.
(d) It's a fool's errand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Calvet ask Killick to do?

2. With what does Calvet hit the fortress after the bombardment?

3. Who does Bampfylde interrogate?

4. How late does Bampfylde arrive at the fortress?

5. In what year does this novel start?

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