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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. Who is with Sharpe when he joins the Prince of Orange at Quatre Bras?
(a) The 110th Rifle Brigade.
(b) Patrick Harper.
(c) Rossendale.
(d) The Prince of Wales.

2. Who launches a full scale cavalry charge to keep the British from forming squares again?
(a) Kellerman.
(b) Marshal Ney.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Napoleon.

3. Who appears on the battle scene just in the nick of time?
(a) The 110th Riflemen Brigade led by Sharpe.
(b) The green-jacketed riflemen of the Duke of Welilngton's troops.
(c) The Prince of Blucher's troops.
(d) No one.

4. Who captures the 69th battalion's colours?
(a) The 3rd French legion.
(b) The Cuirassiers.
(c) The Hussars.
(d) The Hessians.

5. Who are the Cuirassiers?
(a) The French pikemen.
(b) A band of pirates who have thrown in with the French.
(c) The "big brothers" of the French army on heavy horses.
(d) The Dutch special lance brigade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharpe order Doggett to do?

2. What is one group that is part of the Duke of Wellington's troops?

3. What does Napoleon do in the East?

4. How many men has Napoleon gathered to his army in 107 days?

5. What persists towards the East from where Sharpe and Harper are?

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