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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourth Day, Chapters 13 thru 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the retreating British army take up its position.
(a) Just south of the village of Waterloo.
(b) Near Amsterdam.
(c) Near Brussels.
(d) In the country near Staatsville.

2. Who joins the fray who Sharpe and Harper recognize?
(a) The Duke of Northampton's levy.
(b) The 94th Riflemen Battalion.
(c) The Prince of Wale's Own Volunteers.
(d) The Duke of York's levy.

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

4. What does the Prince of Orange do to cover his embarrassment from the previous day?
(a) Says the knock on his head addled his brains.
(b) Blusters his way through planning his army's assignment.
(c) Asks Sharpe about the encounter with Lord Rossendale.
(d) Makes an exaggerated analysis of the allied lines.

5. Who rides with the British heavy cavalry?
(a) Harper.
(b) The Prince of Orange.
(c) Lord Rossendale.
(d) Sharpe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who launches a full scale cavalry charge to keep the British from forming squares again?

2. How do the British defend against the Cuirassiers?

3. Where do Sharpe and Harper watch the attack by the French skirmishers?

4. Why do the Prince of Orange's men refuse to follow him to attack the French cannon?

5. What is the result of the Prince of Orange's failure to order the Hanoverian line into squares?

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