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

2. What is Maquerre supposed to tell Bampfylde?
(a) Sharpe has been taken prisoner.
(b) Sharpe's men have been destroyed.
(c) Sharpe's men have turned away from the road to Bordeaux.
(d) Sharpe's men have been captured.

3. Who is leading the British forces at the beginning of this novel?
(a) Smith.
(b) Forthoer.
(c) Wellington.
(d) Harbringer.

4. Who does the soldier at the gate think Harper is?
(a) A French spy.
(b) A French scout.
(c) An American civilian.
(d) An American casualty.

5. In this war between Napoleon and Europe with whom are the Americans allied?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Killick say to Sharpe about hanging sailors?

2. What is the name of Sharpe's new wife?

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

4. Who does Sharpe visit before leaving on his mission?

5. Why isn't Richard Sharpe's rank confirmed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the recent event just preceding this book.

3. What does Bampfylde do with the American prisoners and why?

4. In what state are Napoleon's forces at the beginning of this book?

5. What does Sharpe do with the American prisoners and how does Bampfylde respond?

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

7. What does Killick decide to do with the British coming?

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

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

10. To where do the British advance in Chapter 1 and 2 and what do they decide to do next?

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