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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Comte de Maquerre do for France?
(a) He is the prime minister.
(b) He is in charge of the French forces.
(c) He is an admiral.
(d) He is a spy.

2. Where does Sharpe order his men after the battle at Teste de Buch?
(a) No where they take up residence in the fort.
(b) To Killick's ambush.
(c) To the woods.
(d) Back to the ship.

3. Into what territory have the British forces pushed after conquering the peninsula in question #3?
(a) Eastern Spain.
(b) Holland.
(c) Southern France.
(d) North Germany.

4. What do the men do when they approach the fort with Harper?
(a) Bang on the door.
(b) Stand in front waving a white flag.
(c) Ask for a surgeon in French.
(d) Shoot the gate man.

5. Who is in charge of the Teste de Buch?
(a) Commodore Pletier.
(b) Commodore Henri Lassan.
(c) Commodore Sydney LeShant.
(d) Commodore LaFayette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first intervenes for the Americans?

2. In what state are Napoleon's troops at the beginning of this book?

3. Why is Killick intervening in the battle at Teste de Buch?

4. What do Sharpe's scouts find?

5. Where does Sharpe's force land for the first part of their mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lassan do to help him make a decision about his defense?

2. Who does Bampfylde write the morning after he arrives at the fortress and what does he say?

3. Who joins Sharpe's mission at the last moment, what kind of problems does he cause and why does Sharpe's superiors allow it?

4. How does Frederickson feel about the treatment of the Americans and what does he do?

5. What is Richard Sharpe's role in the coming British action and why is he chosen for this task?

6. How does Sharpe counter Bampfylde's assertion of command and what does Bampfylde decide to do?

7. Describe briefly Sharpe's new command.

8. What does Lassan do when he flees the fortress?

9. Where does Killick move his cannon, how does he feel about his intervention and why is he doing it?

10. What does Killick and Sharpe realize when they speak?

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