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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Third Day, Chapters, 10 thru 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month of the year is it when the story opens?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) December.
(d) September.

2. Who is Lucille?
(a) The Duchess of Richmond's handmaiden.
(b) Sharpe's new wife.
(c) Sharpe's mistress.
(d) Sharpe's sister-in-law.

3. Who is Baron Jean de Constant Rebecque?
(a) The Prince of Orange's chief of staff.
(b) The Prince of Wales' chief of staff.
(c) The leader of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade.
(d) Napoleon's chief of staff.

4. How many of the Duke of Wellington's troops are reliable?
(a) About half.
(b) Almost all of them.
(c) Only about a quarter of them.
(d) About 2/3 of them.

5. What do Sharpe and Rebecque draft in Chapter 5?
(a) A group of Belgium farmers.
(b) A letter releasing Rossendale from service.
(c) An order for Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, ostensibly from the Prince of Orange.
(d) A herd of horses for their cavalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men under Sharpe's leadership do when they cannot form a square?

2. What is the Duke of Wellington's army doing?

3. From where do Harper and Sharpe withdraw?

4. What happens when Halkett obeys the Prince of Orange's orders?

5. Where is the lone horseman approaching at the opening of chapter 3?

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