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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Towards what river do the British troops advance?
(a) James River.
(b) Danube River.
(c) Rhine River.
(d) Adour River.

2. How does the man that de Maquerre meets feel about Sharpe?
(a) Was friends with him in the past.
(b) Respects him.
(c) Hates him with a passion.
(d) Admires him.

3. What would happen if Bampfylde left Teste de Buch?
(a) Sharpe would be on his own.
(b) The French would use it against the English.
(c) The French would occupy it again.
(d) He would march on Bordeaux.

4. Why is Harper among Sharpe's company?
(a) He was accidentally put aboard the ship.
(b) He snuck into the company.
(c) He was reassigned to Sharpe.
(d) He was hit over the head and put aboard.

5. What does Bampfylde think Killick is?
(a) An officer in the American navy.
(b) A spy.
(c) A French soldier.
(d) A pirate.

6. In what state are Napoleon's troops at the beginning of this book?
(a) Unbalanced.
(b) Scattered.
(c) Dug in.
(d) Firm and steady.

7. Where does Lassan take his men?
(a) No where, they surrendered.
(b) To a ship.
(c) To LeGullete.
(d) To Gujan.

8. What did Killick do in Chapter One?
(a) Infiltrate the French line.
(b) Infiltrate the British.
(c) The raid on the British ships.
(d) Get married.

9. What did Sharpe as the Americans to swear?
(a) To return to America.
(b) Not to engage in hostilities against Britain.
(c) Not to aid the French.
(d) Not to fight in any European war.

10. What surprises Sharpe when they arrive at their mission site?
(a) The few number of French on the walls of Teste de Buch.
(b) How run down the fort looks.
(c) The number o Marines that are there.
(d) How hot the weather is for December.

11. Who first intervenes for the Americans?
(a) Harper.
(b) Baliwick.
(c) Frederickson.
(d) Smithfield.

12. How does the Commodore try to figure out what the British are going to do?
(a) Sends a spy to the British lines.
(b) He doesn't he just waits for whatever happens.
(c) Gathers local information.
(d) Thinks about what he would do in their situation.

13. How does Lassan feel when he hears of the land force?
(a) Worried.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Angry.
(d) Optimistic.

14. In what condition are Bampfylde's Marines?
(a) Most of them are too ill to walk fast.
(b) Strong.
(c) Fit but slow.
(d) Out of shape.

15. What does Sharpe think about Harper's story?
(a) It is quite a coincidence.
(b) It is a serious breach of military regulations.
(c) It is funny.
(d) It is ridiculous.

Short Answer Questions

1. How late does Bampfylde arrive at the fortress?

2. What will Sharpe do while Teste de Buch is being assaulted?

3. What does a group of the British see a few hours before Sharpe's mission?

4. Why does Sharpe ask Harper to pull his infected tooth?

5. Where was Sharpe shot during the taking of Teste de Buch?

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