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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like when the French forces meet?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Stormy.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Sunny.

2. What does Bampfylde do that nearly wrecks the fortress?
(a) Opens the sea gates and floods it.
(b) Causes the main magazines to be detonated.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Sets fire to it.

3. What do the Facture town authorities try to do?
(a) Capture Sharpe.
(b) Blow up the toll-bridge.
(c) Leave the town.
(d) Surrender to Sharpe.

4. Towards what river do the British troops advance?
(a) James River.
(b) Danube River.
(c) Adour River.
(d) Rhine River.

5. What does the man that de Marquerre meet conclude about the taking of the fortress?
(a) It is not a feint.
(b) It will put other French plans into disarray.
(c) It is the only action the British plan.
(d) It was too easy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frederickson do after Sharpe's companies routed the French?

2. What do Sharpe's scouts find?

3. Where does Sharpe order his men after the battle at Teste de Buch?

4. Who lands as the Marines march away?

5. What is Sharpe supposed to do after the first part of his mission is accomplished?

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