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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2, 3, and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been happening to the men who have been recruited for the second battalion?
(a) They have not shown up at the depot.
(b) They are being shipped individually to France.
(c) They are being sent to other battalions.
(d) They have been discharged because they weren't needed.

2. Where does Harper go after the play?
(a) With Sharpe to start investigating the missing 2nd battalion.
(b) To London.
(c) An inn for many rounds of free drinks and soldier's bragging.
(d) Home with his wife.

3. How many of the second battalion does Sharpe find?
(a) None.
(b) All 1,000 of the men.
(c) About half of the battalion.
(d) Three officers and a few enlisted men.

4. Upon whom is Sharpe invited to call?
(a) The Prince of Wales.
(b) The Duke of Orange.
(c) The Prince of Orange.
(d) The Duke of York.

5. What does Harper and Sharpe capture in the battle Sharpe is describing?
(a) The commander of the Dragoons.
(b) Napoleon's nephew.
(c) A French Imperial Eagle.
(d) General Lafitte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sharpe encounter after speaking with Carline?

2. What does Harper and Sharpe deposit with official agents?

3. Who is deeply in debt to Lord Fenner?

4. What do Harper and Sharpe do later that night?

5. Who, along with Harper, enjoys the crowds?

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