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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who protects the British horse artillery?
(a) The Prussian infantry artillery.
(b) The British heavy cavalry.
(c) No units are available to protect them.
(d) The Dragoons and Life Guards of the British Cavalry.

2. What does Rossendale resolve to do the next day?
(a) Humiliate Sharpe.
(b) Kill Sharpe.
(c) Regain his honor.
(d) He makes no resolutions.

3. What forms the rear guard of the Duke of Wellington's army?
(a) The pikemen.
(b) The sharpshooter brigade.
(c) The elite infantry.
(d) The horse artillery and cavalry.

4. Upon what does Rebecque give up?
(a) Getting the Prince of Orange to lead from a safe place.
(b) Getting Sharpe to wear a Dutch uniform.
(c) Getting Sharpe to be more tactful.
(d) Getting the Prince of Orange to stay in the rear lines.

5. What is the Duke of Wellington's army doing?
(a) Driving West to cut off Napoleon's supply line.
(b) Advancing to flank Napoleon's heavy cavalry.
(c) Retreating in an orderly fashion.
(d) Driving East to cut off Napoleon's supply line.

6. What is von Bulow's Fourth corp supposed to do?
(a) Hold in reserve.
(b) Lead the 2nd wave after the sharpshooters.
(c) Lead an advance on Waterloo to fight side by side with Wellington.
(d) Move forward to feint an attack and draw the heavy cavalry to the left flank of Wellington's army.

7. Where do Sharpe and Harper watch the attack by the French skirmishers?
(a) In a field next to the fortified farm.
(b) On the ridge to the north of a farmhouse.
(c) On the ridge to the south of the Prince of Orange's forces.
(d) They stay in the barn.

8. About what does Rebecque lecture Sharpe?
(a) How to respond to an imbecilic order.
(b) Not to interfere in the duel if no cheating is going on.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Not to risk his life on the recon mission.

9. Who rides with the British heavy cavalry?
(a) Sharpe.
(b) Harper.
(c) The Prince of Orange.
(d) Lord Rossendale.

10. Where do the French retreat?
(a) To the west ridge.
(b) To the woods.
(c) To the south.
(d) To Waterloo.

11. Who is in charge of the Prussian army?
(a) Marshal Prince Blucher.
(b) General Hollenzoleren.
(c) The Duke of Wellington.
(d) The Prince of Orange.

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

13. What does Sharpe ponder also?
(a) The fact that he now has a writ of divorcement.
(b) About what Peter d'Alembord shares with him the day before.
(c) If he may die on the morrow.
(d) What to do about Rossendale.

14. How are the British heavy cavalry defeated?
(a) They are overpowered by the Cuirassiers.
(b) They run up on hidden light guns.
(c) They run up on hidden cannons.
(d) They fail to listen to the bugle call to retreat.

15. What does Lord Rossendale say to the Life Guard officers?
(a) That Sharpe assaulted him and Rossendale wants Sharpe arrested.
(b) A story about his broken sword and loss of his pistol.
(c) He will kill Richard Sharpe.
(d) He is going to kill Napoleon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like as the British wait for Napoleon's army?

2. What does the Prince of Orange do to cover his embarrassment from the previous day?

3. Where do French skirmishers mount an attack?

4. What does Rebecque want of Sharpe?

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

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