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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Killick and Sharpe feel about each other?
(a) They tolerate each other.
(b) They develop a genuine if rudimentary friendship.
(c) They hate each other.
(d) They respect each other but see the other as an enemy.

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

3. What does Sharpe order be done with the British flag over the fortress?
(a) That it is burned.
(b) That it is taken down.
(c) That it is set at half mast.
(d) That it is replaced with the French flag.

4. What does Killick do with Thuella?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Stays in the bay.
(c) Runs before the storm.
(d) Begins a bombardment.

5. What does Killick tell Sharpe?
(a) There is a large supply of quicklime nearby.
(b) His boat can take twenty men.
(c) The leader of the French is homicidal.
(d) He is leaving before the French attack.

6. What does Sharpe and his men scavenge from the fort?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Powder and armaments.
(c) Food.
(d) Horses.

7. What does Harper do to Robinson?
(a) Shoots him.
(b) Hangs him.
(c) Takes him prisoner.
(d) Beats him.

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

9. What is the weather like when the French forces meet?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Stormy.

10. What do both Calvet and Sharpe realize about the battle?
(a) The British are in a better position.
(b) It is only a matter of time.
(c) British reinforcements will be coming soon.
(d) The French will lose.

11. What does Sharpe do to all the supply wagons?
(a) Sets them on fire.
(b) Blows them up.
(c) Takes them with him.
(d) Drives them into the river.

12. What does a Marine named Robinson do?
(a) Desert his post.
(b) Sexually assaults a local girl.
(c) Kill the town mayor.
(d) Get in a fight with Sharpe.

13. What is bothering Sharpe as he marches?
(a) His wound.
(b) The wear on his men.
(c) The weather.
(d) His orders.

14. What does the addition of another high ranking officer do to the French forces?
(a) Confuses the men in the ranks.
(b) Stops the battle for a while.
(c) Creates arguments about command.
(d) Adds more brain power.

15. What are fascines?
(a) A type of fire tower.
(b) Huge bundles of sticks.
(c) A type of cannon.
(d) A French catapult.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ducos in charge of the attack on Teste de Buch?

2. In what type of formation do the French assault the Teste de Buch the first time after bombardment and shelling?

3. About how long does it take Sharpe to subdue the French?

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

5. Where is the ambush site that Sharpe selects located?

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