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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sharpe light the oil?
(a) Uses his flint.
(b) Harris brings him a lighted taper from a fire in the village.
(c) Fires his pistol into it.
(d) His intention is to make the French slide off the bridge, not to set fire to it.

2. Why does Teresa go to Salamanca?
(a) To request reinforcements.
(b) To move her sick father.
(c) To find the rest of the rebels.
(d) To find her child.

3. What is a four-pointed star of metal spikes that disables horses?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Caltrops.
(c) Twitches.
(d) Spurs.

4. What is Teresa doing as Price's men fire their rifles?
(a) Bandaging Sharpe's ribs.
(b) Getting her men lined up for a charge.
(c) On her way to her horse.
(d) Helping rouse the men who are not on watch.

5. What does Teresa wave at Sharpe?
(a) Her hand.
(b) A flag.
(c) Her bandana.
(d) The letter requesting reinforcements.

6. Why would she go there?
(a) To visit her ill brother.
(b) To recruit more men to the rebel cause.
(c) To visit her infant daughter.
(d) To visit her ill grandmother.

7. What looks like a makeshift caltrops?
(a) The broken wine bottles.
(b) Nothing; they have no caltrops or anything that resembles these.
(c) The pieces of melted metal from the muskets.
(d) The fence baling wire struck out on the bridge.

8. What has Pailleterie given his men before?
(a) Free license to kill and loot.
(b) A commendation.
(c) A pay bonus after victory.
(d) Victory.

9. Who else is filled with rage as Sharpe is?
(a) Teresa.
(b) Tubbs.
(c) Harper.
(d) Pailleterie.

10. What men does Sharpe have left to fight?
(a) About half a company.
(b) Most of his men are still alive and fighting.
(c) Two ranks of infantry and some riflemen.
(d) About half a squad.

11. What does Pailleterie see going towards San Miguel?
(a) A hidden path.
(b) Two French battalions.
(c) A small stream.
(d) Two British battalions.

12. What does Sharpe realize about the wall?
(a) It is on fire.
(b) It can serve as a means of blocking the bridge.
(c) It will crush his men if it collapses.
(d) It is still quite strong and stable.

13. How did the French fool Sharpe?
(a) By splitting their forces into three directions.
(b) By sneaking down the riverbank.
(c) They did not fool Sharpe.
(d) By coming up from the rear of the fort.

14. Who does Teresa bring from Wellington's forces?
(a) No one.
(b) Captain Lossow of the King's German Legion and his forces.
(c) The light cavalry of the 101st brigade.
(d) The heavy artillery of the 57th brigade.

15. What orders does the French commander give to the men he summons?
(a) To silence the riflemen.
(b) To go get the fire out at the fort.
(c) To ford the river and flank the riflemen.
(d) To go in and capture Sharpe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pailleterie know about the road to the South?

2. What does the French commander decide to try to do to Sharpe's men?

3. Where does Sharpe sprinkle oil and add kindling?

4. What do Teresa's men do that gives their presence away to Pailleterie?

5. Why do the dragoons cease firing upon the British?

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