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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 are the men of Sharpe's old company not doing their job?
(a) They are finished with their part of the operation.
(b) Rymer forgot the plan.
(c) Rymer is too indecisive.
(d) They have killed all the defenders.

2. Why does Windham dispatch Sharpe to the dam?
(a) To be near when the dam blows.
(b) To take dry powder to the dam.
(c) To help ward off some of the defenders.
(d) To find out what's going on with the demolition team.

3. What causes the first assault wave to falter in Chapter 24?
(a) Heavy rain coming down.
(b) The huge number of casualties.
(c) The breach being filled by the French.
(d) The French cavalry.

4. Who is selected for the assault on the dam?
(a) Hakeswill's platoon.
(b) Somerset's marines.
(c) The fifth cavalry.
(d) Sharpe's old company.

5. How do the two diversionary attacks end up?
(a) As failures.
(b) Successful.
(c) They are half successful.
(d) They are all killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might there be massive British casualties when assaulting Badajoz?

2. Where does Sharpe lead his men?

3. Who does Sharpe suspect of stealing?

4. How is Sharpe detailed during the attack on the bastions?

5. What is the force going to the dam supposed to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harper do after Sharpe retreats from the dam? What do they find out?

2. What is Sharpe doing at the beginning of the assault on Badajoz?

3. How are the French able to kill so many of the British, what does that cause and how does Sharpe feel as he watches?

4. What do the British troops do after the weather clears in Chapter 17 and what do they decide about the plain?

5. What does Sharpe find when he returns to the baggage train, why is Windham angry and what is the conclusion about the incident?

6. What has the French built across the Rivillas Stream and what do the British do about it?

7. Where does Teresa's family live in Badajoz?

8. Why do the British delay the assault one more day in Chapter 23?

9. What does Wellington call, why is Sharpe present and what does Sharpe request? How does Wellington respond to Sharpe's request?

10. What does Windham do to Harper and what do Harper and Sharpe talk about before the event?

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