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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. Why is Sharpe in a quandary?
(a) He does not know how many French he has to fight.
(b) He does not not the best way to defend against the large French force.
(c) He is unsure whether to deploy his cavalry against the heavy French cavalry.
(d) He does not know if he should give up the bridge and find a more defensible position.

2. Why is Sharpe filled with fury?
(a) He is angry that Tubbs consorted with the enemy.
(b) He is angry that Pailleterie thinks him not worthy to be an officer.
(c) He is angry that the French outmaneuvered him.
(d) He has learned that the French hold Teresa prisoner.

3. Who does Sharpe first talk to at the fort?
(a) Harper.
(b) Tubbs.
(c) Jones.
(d) Perkins.

4. What does Sharpe see is lost?
(a) The town of San Miguel.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The fort.
(d) The farmhouse where Harper is hiding.

5. What is the name of the group of soldiers who accompany Pailleterie?
(a) Raiders.
(b) Kurkas.
(c) Hussers.
(d) Hessians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sharpe sneak?

2. What is part of the inferno raging in the fort that Sharpe could have used?

3. What does Sharpe admit to Teresa?

4. Why would she go there?

5. What is Teresa doing as Price's men fire their rifles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the battle for the bridge and explain why Sharpe retreats.

2. In what way are both Sharpe and Pailleterie furious at the other group?

3. Why does Pailleterie allow Tubbs to keep his sword?

4. Why is Sharpe upset as he sees the French approaching?

5. What is Pailleterie's reaction when seeing San Miguel?

6. What does Sharpe do after sabotaging the fort?

7. What does Sharpe do with MacKeon's suggestion?

8. How does Pailleterie threaten his men and what is there response?

9. What does Herault observe when he arrives at San Miguel?

10. How is Sharpe feeling as dawn approaches, and how do the men respond?

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