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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 is Sharpe ordered to do?
(a) Take out a French man-of-war.
(b) Slip behind the French line and poison their water source.
(c) Capture a fortress that is said to be ill-guarded.
(d) Assassinate the French general.

2. Why does Sharpe ask Harper to pull his infected tooth?
(a) In a plan to gain access to the fortress.
(b) So he won't get sick.
(c) He didn't ask him to do that.
(d) So he can go to the medical tent.

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

4. What does Sharpe do when he arrives near the fortress ahead of schedule?
(a) Hides in the woods.
(b) Watches the unequal duel.
(c) Attacks the fortress.
(d) Knocks down the gate.

5. How does the Commodore try to figure out what the British are going to do?
(a) Gathers local information.
(b) He doesn't he just waits for whatever happens.
(c) Thinks about what he would do in their situation.
(d) Sends a spy to the British lines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sharpe think about Harper's story?

3. What does Bampfylde plan to do when he stops his activities because of Sharpe?

4. What does Sharpe quote to Bampfylde?

5. What do the men do when they approach the fort with Harper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Pierre Ducos do when he learns Sharpe is marching inland?

3. What plan does Sharpe use to get into the fortress?

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

5. What do the various officers Sharpe meets with think about what the British should do?

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

7. What does an English frigate do about the Teste de Buch and how does Lassan respond?

8. What do the British decide to do to implement their plan from question # 3?

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

10. How does Killick respond to Sharpe's distaste for hanging?

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