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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 Calvet ask Killick to do?
(a) Attack one side of the fortress.
(b) Get his men out of the area.
(c) Go in an parley with Sharpe.
(d) Provide a naval bombardment.

2. What does Sharpe do after they cross the Leyre River?
(a) Turn north and continue the march.
(b) Begin to march along the river.
(c) Find a suitable ambush site.
(d) Have dinner.

3. What does Killick tell Sharpe?
(a) The leader of the French is homicidal.
(b) There is a large supply of quicklime nearby.
(c) His boat can take twenty men.
(d) He is leaving before the French attack.

4. What does Killick tell Sharpe about his tale concerning sailors and hanging?
(a) He had heard it from an admiral.
(b) It was fabricated.
(c) It is true.
(d) He didn't know if it was true.

5. What does Bampfylde keep looking for back at the beach?
(a) A way through the mountains to Bordeaux.
(b) Lassan and his men.
(c) Thuella.
(d) British ships to pick him and his men up.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of formation do the French assault the Teste de Buch the first time after bombardment and shelling?

2. What happens during the second assault in question #148?

3. How are advancing French elements driven off?

4. What do Sharpe and Frederickson think about their situation at Teste de Buch?

5. What does Sharpe decide to do after he receives news from de Maquerre?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the bridge that the British built.

2. What do the French do on their first assault on the fortress?

3. What occurs during the exchange between Calvet and Killick?

4. Describe General Calvet and what type of military leader is he?

5. What kind of fighting method does Sharpe have his men do?

6. What does Sharpe and his men ambush?

7. What does Bampfylde do about Killick's ship and how does that turn out?

8. What happens when Sharpe sees de Maquerre?

9. What does Bampfylde do before leaving Teste de Buch?

10. What do Sharpe and Frederickson think about their situation and what troubles Sharpe?

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