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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. Where does Killick set Sharpe's men ashore?
(a) Near Facture.
(b) Near Bordeaux.
(c) Across the river.
(d) Several miles down on the British side.

2. What continues to mount within the fortress?
(a) British dead and wounded.
(b) Enthusiasm and hope.
(c) A desire for revenge against Bampfylde.
(d) Pessimism.

3. On what does Calvet concentrate his fire?
(a) The parapets.
(b) The command tower.
(c) The center of the fortress.
(d) The gate.

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

5. What does Sharpe decide to do after he receives news from de Maquerre?
(a) Return to Teste de Buch.
(b) Return to the British encampment.
(c) Go immediately to Bordeaux.
(d) Make camp where he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Calvet hit the fortress after the bombardment?

2. What does Bampfylde keep looking for back at the beach?

3. What is bothering Sharpe as he marches?

4. How do Killick and Sharpe feel about each other?

5. What does Harper do to Robinson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What finally sets up a French assault for the next day?

2. Who joins Sharpe and why?

3. What is the first town to which Sharpe and his men come and what is there?

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

5. What happens when the French first arrive at the fort and how does Calvet respond to it?

6. Describe the bridge that the British built.

7. What do Sharpe and his men do to prepare for the French forces marching on them at the fortress? What information does Killick give them?

8. What does Killick do in obedience to the French? What is Sharpe's response?

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

10. What happens with Ducos' plan and how does Sharpe feel about de Maquerre's information?

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