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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sharpe decide to do after he receives news from de Maquerre?
(a) Go immediately to Bordeaux.
(b) Return to Teste de Buch.
(c) Make camp where he is.
(d) Return to the British encampment.

3. What do Killick's longboats do?
(a) Sink in the storm.
(b) Continue the bombardment.
(c) Pick-up Sharpe's wounded.
(d) Ground out near the fortress.

4. What do the Facture town authorities try to do?
(a) Leave the town.
(b) Capture Sharpe.
(c) Surrender to Sharpe.
(d) Blow up the toll-bridge.

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

6. What do Sharpe and Frederickson think about their situation at Teste de Buch?
(a) They could try to kill Calvet and split the force.
(b) It is hopeless.
(c) They can escape via the water.
(d) They can win.

7. What does Bampfylde do that nearly wrecks the fortress?
(a) Causes the main magazines to be detonated.
(b) Opens the sea gates and floods it.
(c) Sets fire to it.
(d) Nothing.

8. Why is Sharpe anger at himself?
(a) For not killing Bampfylde.
(b) For getting caught in the fortress.
(c) For not foreseeing the bombardment.
(d) For getting married right before he left.

9. What does Harper manage to repair in the fort?
(a) The landward gate.
(b) The landward wall.
(c) One cannon.
(d) The long range artillery.

10. On what does Calvet concentrate his fire?
(a) The center of the fortress.
(b) The command tower.
(c) The parapets.
(d) The gate.

11. What does Colonel Favier parlay with Sharpe about?
(a) Food and water.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Leaving the fortress.
(d) Allowing the wounded medical care.

12. What type of passage does the bridge afford?
(a) It's a permanent bridge.
(b) Serviceable.
(c) Stout and strong.
(d) Very unstable.

13. Why has Killick agreed to a staged surrender?
(a) He is mad at the French.
(b) He hates Calvet.
(c) He likes Sharpe.
(d) Sharpe released him from his oath.

14. What do the remaining rifles and Marines do while Killick's longboats shuttle men to his ship?
(a) Attack in an offensive feint.
(b) Fight a delaying retreat.
(c) Hide on the beach.
(d) Huddle in the fort.

15. Why does Sharpe surrender?
(a) He has made an agreement with Killick.
(b) He has few men left.
(c) He is badly wounded
(d) He has no more supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bampfylde doing when Sharpe sees him?

2. What does Sharpe and his men scavenge from the fort?

3. What does Sharpe do to all the supply wagons?

4. Where are the British men heading who are using the bridge?

5. With whom does Ducos meet?

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