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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 does Rebecque want of Sharpe?
(a) To take charge of a forward expedition.
(b) To lead a small group of soldiers for reconaissance.
(c) Rebecque wants Sharpe to make peace with the Prince.
(d) To be Rebecque's second in a duel.

2. 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) No one.
(d) The Prince of Blucher's troops.

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

4. Why is the Prince of Orange excited?
(a) He just got a new warhorse.
(b) He expects a great victory against the French.
(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 Sharpe do to Rossendale's sword?
(a) Breaks it in the fork of a tree.
(b) Throws it into the heavy brush.
(c) Stabs it upright into the ground.
(d) Stabs Rossendale's foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a backdrop to the possibility of a battle in the morning?

2. What happens to the 69th battalion?

3. Where does the retreating British army take up its position.

4. What do Sharpe and Rebecque draft in Chapter 5?

5. Where does the Prince of Orange assign Sharpe?

(see the answer key)

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