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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. Where does Fredrickson take shelter from the wind in the opening of the novel?
(a) In the lee of some stunted pine trees.
(b) Behind a large boulder.
(c) In a small lodge.
(d) Under a tall, broad oak tree.

2. Where do Sharpe, Frederickson and Harper go when they leave Bordeaux?
(a) England.
(b) Africa.
(c) Arcachon.
(d) Paris.

3. At what does Frederickson scoff concerning Sharpe's and Harper's lives?
(a) Claiming to be the best soldiers in the British military.
(b) Saying Frederickson is the best leader in the unit.
(c) Claiming they will kill Napoleon.
(d) Claiming they are happily married.

4. How does Ducos plan to get even with Sharpe?
(a) Kidnap his wife.
(b) Steal his fortune through his wife.
(c) Make it look as if he took Napoleon's treasure.
(d) Have him assassinated.

5. In what role does Harper join Sharpe and Frederickson?
(a) As an old army friend.
(b) As a servant.
(c) As a body guard.
(d) As their superior officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jane want Sharpe to do at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who does Lucille decide is responsible for what happens to Henri and her mother?

3. In what type of major assault do Nairn's troops participate?

4. What nationality is Harper?

5. What is the name of the Royal battleship that is in the harbor of St. Jean de Luz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the British organizing to do in the beginning of this book and what has occurred in their military campaign that motivates this?

2. What does Napoleon do when he is worried about failure and who does he use to help him?

3. What is Toulouse and who commands it?

4. Who writes Sharpe and what information is in the letter he receives in Chapter 4?

5. What is Sharpe's and Frederickson's plan for leaving Bordeaux?

6. What does Sharpe and his friends do after the battle of Toulouse?

7. What happens as Sharpe and the others are about to board a ship in Bordeaux?

8. What is Jane doing in London while Sharpe is still in France? What happens to her because of this?

9. What type of situation does Sharpe's group find at Bordeaux?

10. What do the three friends discuss in Chapter 1 and for what does Fredrickson ridicule Sharpe and the other friend?

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