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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. Who arrives at Quatre Bras with the British Light Cavalry?
(a) The Baron von Helmeld.
(b) John Rossendale.
(c) No one.
(d) John Faringale.

2. Who loses all the ground he has captured?
(a) The Duke of Northhampton.
(b) The Duke of Wellington.
(c) Marshall Ney.
(d) The Prince of Orange.

3. Why do the Prince of Orange's men refuse to follow him to attack the French cannon?
(a) The mastiffs are ringed around the cannons.
(b) They have to ride through a grass fire to get there.
(c) A brigade of French light cavalry has appeared.
(d) There are several smaller cannons trained on them.

4. Who joins the fray who Sharpe and Harper recognize?
(a) The Duke of York's levy.
(b) The 94th Riflemen Battalion.
(c) The Prince of Wale's Own Volunteers.
(d) The Duke of Northampton's levy.

5. Who captures the 69th battalion's colours?
(a) The 3rd French legion.
(b) The Hessians.
(c) The Cuirassiers.
(d) The Hussars.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what is the Duke of Wellington worried?

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

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

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

5. Who is Lord John Rossendale?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the French feel about the outcome of the war and why haven't the Prussians come to help the British?

4. How does Sharpe mitigate a complete disaster with the battalions under French cavalry attack?

5. What does Sharpe do when he and Doggett see a battalion of French while scouting the crossroad area?

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

7. What do Rebecque and Sharpe decide Sharpe should do as they study a map of the area?

8. What actions of the Dutch-Belgium cavalry in Chapter 7 tell the reader about their ability? What impressions might their actions give?

9. Why is the Duke of Wellington worried about his troops and what kinds of troops does he have?

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

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