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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the regiment Sir Henry Simmerson commands?

2. What is Leroy's rank in the army?

3. How does Sharpe help the woman?

4. Why do the Spanish march over the bridge?

5. Who interrupts Sharpe's line of thinking in Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Josephina and Sharpe develop in this section?

2. How does Wellesley help Sharpe in this section?

3. How is Sharpe's evening disrupted in Chapter Twelve?

4. How do things improve for Sharpe and his men at the end of Chapter Nine?

5. What does the reader learn about Harper in this section?

6. How is Sharpe's peace ruined in this section?

7. Why does Sharpe resent men like Simmerson?

8. How do Simmerson and the Spanish jeopardize the mission at the start of Chapter Six?

9. Why does Sharpe think Gibbons must want revenge?

10. Why is Hogan worried about Sharpe in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Josephina's role in the novel? What does her character highlight about Sharpe's character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does this have on the story?

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