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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. Where do Sharpe and Harper go after the French skirmishers retreat?
(a) To the ridge above the chateau.
(b) To Waterloo.
(c) To the Duke's 92nd rifle brigade.
(d) To the west flank of the Prince of Orange's troops.

2. How are Napoleon's men dressed?
(a) In several different styles from various campaigns.
(b) In drab grey.
(c) In their finest uniforms with gold and silver plumes that gleam in the weak sunshine.
(d) Like a ragtag Army.

3. What forms the rear guard of the Duke of Wellington's army?
(a) The horse artillery and cavalry.
(b) The pikemen.
(c) The sharpshooter brigade.
(d) The elite infantry.

4. Upon what does the main French infantry advance?
(a) The Belgian pikes.
(b) The ridge.
(c) The Belgian infantry.
(d) The Prussian army's infantry.

5. Where do Sharpe and Harper watch the attack by the French skirmishers?
(a) On the ridge to the north of a farmhouse.
(b) They stay in the barn.
(c) In a field next to the fortified farm.
(d) On the ridge to the south of the Prince of Orange's forces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wears black bearskins?

2. Where is Wellington preparing for battle?

3. Where do the Cuirassiers ride?

4. What does Sharpe do to the pistol?

5. Who rides with the British heavy cavalry?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what describes a critical decision made by Wellington that ultimately leads to an Allied victory?

2. What is it about the British muskets that proves the beginning of the French's downfall?

3. Describe the area where the retreating British army takes up a position in Chapter 10.

4. What does John Rossendale tell his fellow officers about the condition of his sword and pistol in Chapter 10?

5. What explanations about British firing techniques are described in great detail in chapter 15?

6. What is the difference between Napoleon and the Duke in how they come before their men and how their men acknowledge them?

7. What gross error in judgment and orders did the Prince of Orange make in Chapter 15?

8. What person and his position, provide a good example of dealing with incompetent superiors?

9. What is one of the most striking differences at the end of a battle and the disposition of the dead between that era and now?

10. By the end of Chapter 10 what do each of the characters in the story face?

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