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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fourth Day, Chapters 17 thru 20, Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Duke see to their south?
(a) The Prince of Orange's men.
(b) Only a few horsemen on an empty ridge.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The Prussian army.

2. Why is the Prince of Orange excited?
(a) He just got a new warhorse.
(b) He receives a letter from his father stating that he is receiving the title early to an estate he loves.
(c) He expects a great victory against the French.
(d) He has just become betrothed and wants a victory to impress his fiance.

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

4. What dinner do Harper and Sharpe share?
(a) Hard biscuits and dried pork.
(b) Roasted horse meat.
(c) Roasted pig.
(d) Beef jerky.

5. What impedes the French cavalry from overtaking the British?
(a) Harrassment by English sharpshooters.
(b) The muddy ground.
(c) Harrassment by the 110th Prussian cavalry.
(d) Harrassment by the Belgium artillery.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is a note about the French advance delivered?

2. Who joins the fray who Sharpe and Harper recognize?

3. Who does the Prince of Orange send to relieve the defenders of La Haye Sainte?

4. How does Blucher's Prussian army fare the day before?

5. What does Rebecque want of Sharpe?

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