Sharpe's Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Sharpe's Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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 holds the fort at Almeida?

2. What do they discover when they look for the gold?

3. Who guides Sharpe and Harper through the terrain?

4. What do Sharpe and the Provosts pretend with each other?

5. Who do Harper and Sharpe capture?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe learn as he takes stock of his company after the fighting and how does Kearsey react to his rescue?

2. Where and who are the Provosts and what is their purpose?

3. Describe Sharpe and Moreno's conversation.

4. How do Harper and Sharpe capture an enemy lancer, and how does Teresa help them escape from the rest of the lancers?

5. Describe the English attack on the French in the village.

6. What does Sharpe ask Joaquim Jovellanos and what is Joaquim's reply?

7. What does Sharpe decide to do based upon what Harper tells him?

8. Who is Michael Hogan and what does he tell Sharpe about Sharpe's mission?

9. Why is Harper proud and how much of his discovery is there?

10. Who are discussing Sharpe's state of mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cornwell is masterful in his description of battles and life in general in for a soldier during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 1800s. Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze Cornwells's descriptive passages about life as a soldier. How does he use descriptions of the five senses to make the reader feel s/he is there? Do you find his descriptions compelling? Seemingly accurate? How would Sharpe's Gold be different if Cornwell did not include such descriptive passages?

2. Analyze Cornwells's descriptive passages about the social structure of the times and discuss what you think it would be like to be a person of wealth and/or privilege such as Wellington? Contrast that to the lives of those who are in a lower social strata such as Sharpe and Harper or Teresa.

3. Describe and analyze Cornwell's descriptive passages about the topographical setting and the physical descriptions of the people. Does Cornwell do an adequate job of actually making the reader "see" the land where the action is taking place? How about getting a visual image of the characters? How does the descriptions of the setting add to the novel? Do you like having an idea of how a character looks? How would the novel be different without such descriptions?

Essay Topic 2

In the world of academe, historical fiction is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think historical fiction might be considered second-rate compared to the classics?

2. Do you think historical fiction has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?

3. What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics"? What are the purposes for people reading historical fiction? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.

4. Would you read historical fiction even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sharpe accepts the challenge of the duel not only because he is bored, but because he feels he needs to redeem himself somehow. Perhaps by fighting the duel he can erase the mistakes of his past, honor his dead wife, and give himself some peace all at once.

1. Sharpe will participate in a dangerous duel because he feels guilty about his wife. How do you think guilt and reckless behavior are related? Use examples from the book and your own experience to support your answer.

2. Discuss some of the behaviors that teenagers in modern America might have because of feelings of guilt. How efficient do you think these behaviors are in erasing guilt?

3. Discuss constructive actions or behaviors a person might use or do in order to assuage guilt. Would any of these be available to Sharpe? Why or why not?

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