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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. What do Sharpe and his friends plan to do in Bordeaux?
(a) Find a wife for Frederickson.
(b) Get a room in the tavern.
(c) Go to the market square.
(d) Board a ship.

2. What does Bampfylde do the night before his duel with Sharpe?
(a) Gets drunk.
(b) Gets married.
(c) Quits the military.
(d) Sleeps.

3. Why does Fredrickson fumble to open his watch at the opening of the novel?
(a) The watch latch is stuck.
(b) He is sneezing.
(c) Sharpe is pushing on his arm.
(d) He is wearing gloves.

4. Who stops Sharpe and Frederickson?
(a) Nairn.
(b) General Calvet.
(c) An old army companion.
(d) British authorities.

5. What type of boots does Sharpe wear with his uniform?
(a) Brown, steel toed boots.
(b) Knee high riding boots.
(c) Moccasins.
(d) Ankle length riding boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe want Sargeant Harper to have of his in the event of his death?

2. What does Sharpe believe Jane is doing with his money?

3. What is Château Lassan?

4. Under what rule is Bordeaux when Sharpe and Frederickson are there?

5. What do Henri and Lucille do often when together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Henri Lassan's sister.

3. How does Sharpe respond to Jane's demands in the Prologue?

4. What do Sharpe and his companions do when they leave Bordeaux?

5. What do Sharpe and Frederickson find at the guard post in Bordeaux?

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

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

8. In the opening of Chapter 4, what is happening with the British troops following the abdication of Napoleon?

9. With whom does Sharpe duel and why?

10. Who leads the Nairn men into battle and what does he realize?

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