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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Killick decide to do against the British land force?
(a) Run.
(b) Prepare an ambush.
(c) Burn the forest so they can't hide.
(d) Surrender.

2. Why isn't Richard Sharpe's rank confirmed?
(a) It hasn't reached the proper channels.
(b) He was drunk on duty.
(c) It is in dispute.
(d) He doesn't want promoted.

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

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

5. What does Sharpe do with the American prisoners?
(a) Puts them on their ship then burns the ship.
(b) Shoots them.
(c) Sends them to England.
(d) Releases them.

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

7. What does Bampfylde's Marines do when they arrive at the fortress?
(a) Sets it on fire.
(b) Occupies it.
(c) Nothing they don't enter the fortress.
(d) Tears it down.

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

9. On whom's ship is Sharpe called to plan his mission?
(a) Lincoln's.
(b) Bampfylde's.
(c) Strigthens'.
(d) Wagner's.

10. What does the Commodore decide will be the British's method of attack on his fort?
(a) By sea and by land.
(b) By land.
(c) By sea.
(d) He decides he's not important enough to attack.

11. How does Sharpe feel about hanging men?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Believes it's a good way to go.
(c) Has a great distaste for it.
(d) Enthusiastic.

12. What do the British decide they need to divert the French from the bridge site?
(a) Mortar fire behind them.
(b) Damming the river and flooding the plain.
(c) A diversionary action.
(d) Lighting a forest fire.

13. Who joins Sharpe's unit at the last moment?
(a) Harper.
(b) Bloomsfield.
(c) Hogan.
(d) Comte de Maquerre.

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

15. Who assumes command of the force that will assault Teste de Buch?
(a) Killick.
(b) Frederickson.
(c) Wigram.
(d) Bampfyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bampfylde say he is going to do with the Americans?

2. Why does Killick surrender?

3. What does Sharpe do the day after the fort was captured?

4. What do they do with Harper after he pulls his tooth?

5. How does the Commodore try to figure out what the British are going to do?

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