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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 premonition scares one of Sharpe's friends?
(a) That he will die soon.
(b) That the friend will turn coward and run.
(c) That Napoleon will be defeated here.
(d) That Sharpe will do something important in the upcoming battle but will be killed.

2. What are the British gunners firing from the ridge?
(a) Long-range rifles.
(b) Flaming arrows from lit tar pits.
(c) Solid, 25 pound cannons.
(d) Howitzers with the new shrapnel shells.

3. What is Sharpe asked to do?
(a) Take command of the 9nd Battalion.
(b) Tell the Prince of Orange they do not need reserves.
(c) Tell Wellington they need reinforcements on the North ridge.
(d) Tell the Prince when to send in the reserves.

4. Where do French skirmishers mount an attack?
(a) On the Chateau de Hougoumont.
(b) Head on with the Duke's infantry.
(c) On Mont-St-Jean.
(d) On Waterloo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What impedes the French cavalry from overtaking the British?

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

3. Who falls with the heavy cavalry?

4. Who does Sharpe think about in Brussels?

5. What large complexes are near where the British wait?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author's placement of Sharpe in Chapter 14 do as a narrative device?

2. Describe the area where the retreating British army takes up a position in Chapter 10.

3. What type of relationship does the contrast of the two opposing generals have to the two armies?

4. What is a major failure on the French part that leads to their ultimate defeat?

5. Why, on the third day, are the French still confident of victory?

6. What does John Rossendale tell his fellow officers about the condition of his sword and pistol in Chapter 10?

7. What explanations about British firing techniques are described in great detail in chapter 15?

8. What charge of heavy cavalry is described in Chapter 15 and what two roles do the horses have?

9. In Chapter 10, what describes a critical decision made by Wellington that ultimately leads to an Allied victory?

10. By the end of Chapter 10 what do each of the characters in the story face?

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