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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. Where is Wellington preparing for battle?
(a) On the north ridge.
(b) On a pair of hills to the south of Waterloo.
(c) South of the Prince of Orange.
(d) In the center between the Prussians and Belgians.

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

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

4. Where do Sharpe and Harper travel with other officers and staff?
(a) With the reserves in the north.
(b) Towards the French army's left flank.
(c) The road south to the crossroads at Mont-St-Jean.
(d) Towards the French army's right flank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sharpe and Harper watch the attack by the French skirmishers?

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

3. What happens to the farmland around Quatre Bras?

4. Where does the Prince of Orange assign Sharpe?

5. Where do the Cuirassiers ride?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the difference between Napoleon and the Duke in how they come before their men and how their men acknowledge them?

3. What person and his position, provide a good example of dealing with incompetent superiors?

4. How do Sharpe and other British officers react to the sight of Napoleon and what might be the intent of Napoleon in that regard?

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

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

7. What is it about the British muskets that proves the beginning of the French's downfall?

8. How does D'Alembord's premonition show courage?

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

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

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