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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the French want Bampfylde to do?
(a) Hunker down in the fort.
(b) Come after Sharpe.
(c) Abandon Teste de Buch.
(d) March up the coast.

2. Who lands as the Marines march away?
(a) Winger's calvery.
(b) The infantry under Duley.
(c) Sharpe's companies.
(d) No one.

3. What does Bampfylde say he is going to do with the Americans?
(a) Hang them.
(b) Try them under British law.
(c) Send them to England.
(d) Set them free.

4. Who does the soldier at the gate think Harper is?
(a) A French spy.
(b) An American civilian.
(c) A French scout.
(d) An American casualty.

5. How does Lassan feel when he hears of the land force?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe think about Harper's story?

2. Who suggest the site to which Killick moves his ambush?

3. Why is Harper among Sharpe's company?

4. Towards what river do the British troops advance?

5. What does Sharpe do when the soldier opens the gate?

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