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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 Caillou furious?
(a) The women are slowing down the garrison.
(b) Picard's men ran.
(c) Gudin is going to speak with the men holding the flag of truce.
(d) He is not in command.

2. Where is a French garrison located?
(a) The Fort near Timcumpki.
(b) The Fort at Ochagavia.
(c) Somewhere north of Sharpe's men.
(d) Isle de France.

3. Who has sent for Sharpe?
(a) King George.
(b) Colonel Hogan.
(c) Colonel Gudin.
(d) His wife.

4. What does Sharpe look for when he walks north?
(a) A woman who ran off with his pistol.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Spanish spies.
(d) Frogs.

5. Who will cover the east road?
(a) The cavalry.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Hussians.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What delays Gudin?

2. What are the French desperate to escape?

3. What happens when some Frenchmen kick over a barrel?

4. Who commands the piquet on the south road?

5. What does Picard tell Santon about Gudin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gudin told about Maria and what is his response?

2. What are Sharpe and Harper attempting to do for Christmas at the beginning of the story? How is their task interrupted?

3. Where does Sharpe send his skirmishers? What is the result?

4. How do the French play into Sharpe's trick with wine barrels?

5. How does Gudin feel about leaving the fort at Ochagavia, and what is the group composed of who will be leaving the fort?

6. When does Sharpe think the French will arrive? What does he do for his men because of this?

7. With what types of troubles is Gudin plagued?

8. What does Caillou object to with the leaving of the fort? How does he threaten Gudin? How does Gudin feel about Caillou's threat?

9. Why is General Picard upset? What pleases him about his men? Why does he think he is different from Gudin?

10. What finally breaks up the French brigade's advance?

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