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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sharpe go his last few hours before his mission?
(a) The officer's club.
(b) To visit a priest.
(c) To bed.
(d) To the town tavern.

2. Who joins Sharpe near the river?
(a) Killick and his men.
(b) A company of marines.
(c) A company of infantry.
(d) Frederickson and his company.

3. What type of tactic does Sharpe use on the convoy?
(a) His men fire then lie prone behind the smoke.
(b) Charging the calvery with bayonets.
(c) Sending half of his men behind the convoy.
(d) Shooting low to take out the enemies' legs.

4. How late does Bampfylde arrive at the fortress?
(a) Several hours.
(b) Six hours.
(c) A half hour.
(d) A whole day.

5. What did Sharpe as the Americans to swear?
(a) Not to engage in hostilities against Britain.
(b) Not to aid the French.
(c) To return to America.
(d) Not to fight in any European war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bampfylde decide to do when de Maquerre tells him Sharpe's forces have been killed to the man?

2. What does Calvet decide about the best way to assault the fortress?

3. What does Bampfylde keep looking for back at the beach?

4. What did Killick do in Chapter One?

5. What do the French want Bampfylde to do?

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