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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourth Day, Chapters 17 thru 20, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the Hanoverians massacred?
(a) East of La Haye Sainte.
(b) They are not massacred because Sharpe saves them at the last minute.
(c) Near a Southern ring of hills.
(d) West of Waterloo.

2. With what does the battle start?
(a) Eerie silence.
(b) A clap of thunder.
(c) A cannon duel.
(d) A dozen French brigades screaming a battle cry.

3. Where does Sharpe meet Harper?
(a) In the stables.
(b) At the local inn.
(c) In the officer's mess.
(d) At the Duke's tent.

4. What is the Duchess of Richmond preparing to give?
(a) A dinner party.
(b) A report of the French invasion to the Belgium king.
(c) A sumptuous ball in a large rented house.
(d) A recital.

5. What do Harper and Sharpe contemplate?
(a) Whether to request reassignment to an English brigade.
(b) What they should do next.
(c) Whether to lodge an official complaint against the Prince of Orange.
(d) Whether to retire from the military.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rides with the British heavy cavalry?

2. What must Sharpe do by the Prince of Orange's orders?

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

4. Why is the Prince of Orange enraged?

5. What is happening at the opening of chapter 13?

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