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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What persists towards the East from where Sharpe and Harper are?
(a) A heavy fog.
(b) Grass fires.
(c) The sounds of battle between the Prussians and French.
(d) Flocks of crows and ravens circling.

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

3. Why might Sharpe not come to the Duchess's home?
(a) He knows Rossendale is in town.
(b) He does not enjoy social functions.
(c) He is busy counter attacking the Dragoons.
(d) He is ill.

4. Who is Lord John Rossendale?
(a) The Duchess's brother.
(b) A cavalry officer of the British Life Guards.
(c) The commander of the riflemen facing the Dragoons.
(d) The Duchess's husband.

5. What does the bugle call the French to do?
(a) Flank the 95th infantry regiment and attack.
(b) Attack on three sides.
(c) Encircle the remaining British forces.
(d) Retreat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives to drive off the French skirmishers?

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

3. How does the Duke of Wellington treat the Prince of Orange?

4. Why is the Prince of Orange enraged?

5. What is Lucille most afraid of as she says goodbye to Sharpe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the French able to cross into Belgium and what type of resistance is there?

2. Who is Sharpe's mother and in what wars has he fought? To whom is he attached now?

3. What do Sharpe and Harper do on the second night of battle?

4. What did the actions in Chapter 7 show about the Prince of Orange and some of the other British officers?

5. Why are the Dutch-Belgium troops unable to fight well?

6. What town on the river Sambre is easily taken by the French, who tries to stop them, and what does this mean in tactical terms?

7. To whom does Sharpe send a note when he encounters men from the German Legion and what is the response? Why does he respond that way?

8. What is Bonaparte thinking about as he sits in his coach near where the French come into Belgium?

9. What type of technical details are seen in Chapter 8?

10. What becomes a major source of friction between the Prince of Orange and Sharpe? Why is Sharpe with the Prince?

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