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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. Who has Hill ordered to confront the mutinous troops?

2. For what does Simmerson say the troops have to reassemble later that evening?

3. Who does Simmerson think should have been given command of the British forces?

4. What problem does Harper describe to Sharpe?

5. What do Sharpe and Josephina see piled up by a tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems have the Spanish caused the British in this section?

2. Why does Sharpe disagree so strongly with Simmerson flogging his men?

3. How does Simmerson try to involve everyone in his plan to punish the men?

4. Why doesn't Sharpe want Denny to join them to capture the French Eagle?

5. How does Sharpe prepare for battle at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?

6. How does the Lieutenant Colonel save the situation that Simmerson has created?

7. Summarize the novel.

8. Summarize the Historical Note section.

9. How does Sharpe celebrate his capture of the Eagle in Chapter Twenty-five?

10. With what problem does Chapter Twenty-five open?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Sharpe's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Sharpe's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does Sharpe's Eagle add to Sharpe's character?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does the author represent the Spanish troops? Is this representation historically accurate? How do the official Spanish troops compare to the Spanish guerrillas of that time?

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