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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Day, Chapters, 10 thru 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rossendale do when he sees Sharpe coming his way?
(a) Stands his ground.
(b) Flees into the woods.
(c) Calls for help.
(d) Draws his sword.

2. What does the Duke of Wellington order the Prince of Orange to do?
(a) To return to his headquarters immediately.
(b) To resign his position.
(c) To find Sharpe for questioning.
(d) To return to his headquarters after the ball.

3. What does Sharpe order Doggett to do?
(a) To go around to one side of the force as Sharpe goes to the other.
(b) To return to Quatre Bras to inform Saxe-Weimar.
(c) To get to Brussels to report to the Duke of Wellington.
(d) To disguise himself as a Belgium peasant.

4. How might the pace of the Prussian Major who is taking news to Brussels be described?
(a) Slow through neccessity.
(b) Rapid.
(c) Stalled.
(d) Irresponsibly leisurely.

5. How many more rivers does Napoleon have to cross before reaching Brussels?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) None.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who joins the fray who Sharpe and Harper recognize?

2. What persists towards the East from where Sharpe and Harper are?

3. What does the Prince of Orange do to cover his embarrassment from the previous day?

4. Who does the Duke of Wellington hope will join his forces?

5. How does Blucher's Prussian army fare the day before?

(see the answer key)

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