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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lucille follow Sharpe's force?
(a) To declare her love for one of the soldiers.
(b) To become a camp follower.
(c) To earn some money doing laundry.
(d) To cook for the men.

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

3. What do Sharpe and Frederickson think about their situation at Teste de Buch?
(a) They can escape via the water.
(b) It is hopeless.
(c) They could try to kill Calvet and split the force.
(d) They can win.

4. Where does Killick set Sharpe's men ashore?
(a) Near Bordeaux.
(b) Near Facture.
(c) Several miles down on the British side.
(d) Across the river.

5. What happens during the second assault in question #148?
(a) Four Frenchmen die for every one Britain.
(b) There is a standoff.
(c) Several French soldiers get into the fortress.
(d) The French are completely repulsed.

6. What is the first town which Sharpe's men encounter?
(a) Facture.
(b) Poitier.
(c) Therebey.
(d) Killinbrock.

7. What does Sharpe surmise from the condition of the fortress?
(a) He would have to hide in the woods.
(b) He would have to find Killick for a ride out.
(c) They have been abandoned.
(d) Bampfylde was an idiot.

8. How long do Sharpe and his men march?
(a) Two days.
(b) Sixteen hours.
(c) For one day.
(d) All night.

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

10. What do both Calvet and Sharpe realize about the battle?
(a) The French will lose.
(b) The British are in a better position.
(c) It is only a matter of time.
(d) British reinforcements will be coming soon.

11. What do the remaining rifles and Marines do while Killick's longboats shuttle men to his ship?
(a) Hide on the beach.
(b) Attack in an offensive feint.
(c) Huddle in the fort.
(d) Fight a delaying retreat.

12. What happens to the French as they put the fascines in place?
(a) They were repulsed.
(b) Calvet was killed.
(c) The fascines were set afire.
(d) They were too far away for the British to do anything.

13. What do Killick's longboats do?
(a) Pick-up Sharpe's wounded.
(b) Sink in the storm.
(c) Continue the bombardment.
(d) Ground out near the fortress.

14. How long after Bampfylde leaves the fortress does Sharpe arrive?
(a) Fourteen hours.
(b) Several hours.
(c) One day.
(d) Two days.

15. What is bothering Sharpe as he marches?
(a) The wear on his men.
(b) The weather.
(c) His wound.
(d) His orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harper manage to repair in the fort?

2. What are fascines?

3. What type of tactic does Sharpe use on the convoy?

4. What does Sharpe do when he sees Bampfylde?

5. Why type of attack did the French use after the one in question #145?

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