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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 impedes the French cavalry from overtaking the British?
(a) Harrassment by English sharpshooters.
(b) Harrassment by the Belgium artillery.
(c) The muddy ground.
(d) Harrassment by the 110th Prussian cavalry.

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

3. Where do Sharpe and Doggett find a French battalion?
(a) Almost to Brussels.
(b) Near the village of Frasnes.
(c) They find no French.
(d) Near Quatre Bras.

4. Why is the Prince of Orange excited?
(a) He expects a great victory against the French.
(b) He just got a new warhorse.
(c) He has just become betrothed and wants a victory to impress his fiance.
(d) He receives a letter from his father stating that he is receiving the title early to an estate he loves.

5. What does the horseman's hat look like?
(a) It is dressed with a band with the Russian colors.
(b) It shows the scarlet, gold, and black cockade of the Netherlands.
(c) Like it has been shot.
(d) Like an English officer's hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the Duke of Wellington's troops are reliable?

2. Upon what does Rebecque give up?

3. Where are the Prussians located?

4. Who does Sharpe join?

5. What dinner do Harper and Sharpe share?

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