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

2. What does Killick ask Sharpe?
(a) That he be released from his oath.
(b) If he can right his ship.
(c) If his men can fight too.
(d) If he can leave.

3. What kind of thoughts of Jane trouble Sharpe?
(a) That she'll miss him.
(b) That she'll find another man.
(c) That she'd dead or dying.
(d) That she's with child.

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

5. What does Frederickson do after Sharpe's companies routed the French?
(a) Leads an expeditionary force after them.
(b) Takes down the toll-bridge.
(c) Sets up camp.
(d) Nothing, he's been injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Killick tell Sharpe about his tale concerning sailors and hanging?

2. What is Bampfylde doing when Sharpe sees him?

3. What is the weather like when the French forces meet?

4. How do Sharpe and his men get across the Leyre River?

5. What continues to mount within the fortress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Ducos' plan and how does Sharpe feel about de Maquerre's information?

2. Describe Pierre Ducos and describe his unusual status.

3. What do Sharpe and his men do to prepare for the French forces marching on them at the fortress? What information does Killick give them?

4. Describe the bridge that the British built.

5. What happens when the French first arrive at the fort and how does Calvet respond to it?

6. What does Calvet do with his artillery?

7. What happens when Sharpe sees de Maquerre?

8. What do Sharpe and Frederickson think about their situation and what troubles Sharpe?

9. What occurs during the exchange between Calvet and Killick?

10. What kind of fighting method does Sharpe have his men do?

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