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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Day, Chapters 7 thru 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Saxe-Weimar's men?
(a) They turncoat and join the French in attacking the Prince of Orange's troops.
(b) They are the first to be slaughtered.
(c) They surrender.
(d) They retreat in an orderly fashion.

2. Why do the Belgian cavalry flee?
(a) They secretly root for Napoleon's victory.
(b) They do not like the Prince of Orange.
(c) They are afraid to attack the more experienced French cavalry.
(d) They had belonged to the French cavalry the year previously.

3. What dinner do Harper and Sharpe share?
(a) Beef jerky.
(b) Roasted horse meat.
(c) Roasted pig.
(d) Hard biscuits and dried pork.

4. What happens to the 69th battalion?
(a) It is completely destroyed.
(b) It captures Quatre Bras.
(c) It regroups and marches towards Brussels.
(d) It reforms with another battalion and they become the 72nd battalion.

5. Who is Baron Jean de Constant Rebecque?
(a) Napoleon's chief of staff.
(b) The leader of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade.
(c) The Prince of Orange's chief of staff.
(d) The Prince of Wales' chief of staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the British defend against the Cuirassiers?

2. How many more rivers does Napoleon have to cross before reaching Brussels?

3. Who does Sharpe wonder about atoning to for his insubordination?

4. Where is Napoleon Bonaparte as the Dragoons cross into Belgium?

5. Who does the Duke of Wellington hope will join his forces?

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