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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. Who does Sharpe join?
(a) Lieutenant Simon Bloggett.
(b) Peter d'Alembord at the bivouac of the Rifle Regiment.
(c) The Prince of Orange.
(d) The Duke of Wellington.

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

3. What is the horseman attempting to do?
(a) Desert his post.
(b) Get close enough to Napoleon to assassinate him.
(c) Be accepted into the French ranks in order to spy.
(d) Inform the allied headquarters if the French have indeed entered Belgium in force.

4. Who is the horseman identified as?
(a) General Dornberg.
(b) The Duke of Wellington.
(c) Richard Sharpe.
(d) Harper.

5. What is a backdrop to the possibility of a battle in the morning?
(a) The sounds of cannons firing for alignment.
(b) The menacing weather.
(c) The sound of men having bad dreams.
(d) The sound of sabers being sharpened.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the Prince of Orange enraged?

3. About what is the Duke of Wellington worried?

4. What does Sharpe ponder also?

5. What is the Duchess of Richmond preparing to give?

(see the answer key)

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