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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. After a section of a wall falls what does Sharpe do?
(a) Slips out of the fort during the night.
(b) Surrenders the fort.
(c) Sends his men into the forest.
(d) Requests a parlay.

2. How do Killick and Sharpe feel about each other?
(a) They develop a genuine if rudimentary friendship.
(b) They respect each other but see the other as an enemy.
(c) They tolerate each other.
(d) They hate each other.

3. Why type of attack did the French use after the one in question #145?
(a) The boarded ships and came from the seaward side.
(b) Feinting action adn harassing fire.
(c) Sapping under the wall.
(d) Fire arrows and more shelling.

4. What do Sharpe's men do when they reach the main British encampment?
(a) Go look for Bampfylde.
(b) Pitch their tents.
(c) Seek medical aid.
(d) Get drunk.

5. What does Sharpe and his men scavenge from the fort?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Food.
(c) Horses.
(d) Powder and armaments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sharpe order the men not to shoot unless they know they can kill?

2. What does de Maquerre do when he sees Sharpe?

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

4. Of what Is the convoy which comes across the ambush site consist?

5. What does the sortie led by Frederickson accomplish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is going on that favors the British and why does it favor them?

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

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

4. What does Killick do with the British prisoners?

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

6. What happens when Sharpe sees de Maquerre?

7. What is the local commander, Calvet like?

8. What does Calvet argue and how does Ducos respond and why does he respond that way?

9. Describe the bridge that the British built.

10. What happens in the second French assault on the fortress?

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