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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. What confounds Sharpe as he and his men take the bridge?
(a) Teresa running towards him from the French lines.
(b) The village attacking Sharpe and his men.
(c) Herault's men marching towards them.
(d) The village up in arms against the French.

2. What else does the French commander decide to try to do to Sharpe's men?
(a) Confuse them.
(b) Separate them into small groups.
(c) Take some captive to interrogate.
(d) Send his lancers in to finish Sharpe's men off.

3. What is the most dangerous time for soldiers on alert?
(a) Late afternoon when the sun is from the west.
(b) Dawn when it is still hazy.
(c) Noon when they can't see shadows.
(d) All times are dangerous.

4. Who does Sharpe push into the water?
(a) Pailleterie.
(b) Tubbs.
(c) Coignet.
(d) Herault.

5. What does Sharpe see is lost?
(a) The town of San Miguel.
(b) The fort.
(c) The farmhouse where Harper is hiding.
(d) The bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pailleterie allow Tubbs to keep his sword?

2. Why do the dragoons cease firing upon the British?

3. What is part of the inferno raging in the fort that Sharpe could have used?

4. What does Pailleterie order his men and the prisoners to do?

5. Why is Sharpe filled with fury?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the tide changes for Sharpe and his men after the wine bottles have been broken on the bridge.

2. What sets Teresa off running for her horse and why is she going for the horse?

3. What does Sharpe order Harper, Cooper and Perkins to do?

4. What does Sharpe admit to Teresa about his jumpiness?

5. Of what does MacKeon remind Sharpe?

6. What does Sharpe do after sabotaging the fort?

7. What does Pailleterie do while waiting for the French reinforcements?

8. Why does Sharpe realize he does not need to negotiate a truce with the French forces?

9. Why does Pailleterie allow Tubbs to keep his sword?

10. What does Pailleterie order when it becomes clear that the fire is out of control?

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