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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. With what is Jane ill when Sharpe leaves on his mission?
(a) Dysentery and a coughing fever.
(b) Allergies.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A bad cold.

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

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

4. What will Sharpe do while Teste de Buch is being assaulted?
(a) Proceed to Bordeaux.
(b) Stay on the ship and move towards Paris.
(c) Return to the British lines, he was just a trick for spies.
(d) Stay out of sight as a back-up force.

5. Why does Sharpe do as he is told?
(a) He believes an order is an order.
(b) He would be court martialed.
(c) He knows he doesn't have all the facts.
(d) The ship is left and he has no choice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lassan take his men?

3. Where does Napoleon send fresh troops?

4. What surprises Sharpe when they arrive at their mission site?

5. On what peninsula has the British forces been fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sharpe's mission and what does Elphinstone think about it?

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

3. What is Harper's story concerning how he is with Sharpe's men?

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

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

6. What does Killick think the British will do, how much experience does he have with fighting on land and what worries him the most?

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

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

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

10. What does Harper ask Sharpe, how does Sharpe respond and what does Harper say to that response?

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