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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 does Leroux call his sister?

2. Where is Leroux fleeing to after the battle at Arapiles?

3. What does Sharpe feel guilty about while watching the last battle?

4. Why is Sharpe angry at himself over Helena?

5. How does Hogan feel when he sees Sharpe in Arapiles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leroux do when he is confronted by Sharpe on the battlefield?

2. What does Sharpe think when he sees the hills and fields by Arapiles?

3. How did Spears help Leroux?

4. Why is Harper arrested?

5. What does Sharpe feel most guilty about as he rides into the battle at Arapiles?

6. What helps Sharpe to recuperate from his wound?

7. Why did Spears do a one man charge against the French Army?

8. Why did Spears help Leroux?

9. What is Helena's response when Sharpe is found alive?

10. Where does Sharpe stab Leroux? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sharpe rubbed shoulders with many different important political figures. Who were some of the most influential leaders to him, and how did his associations with them affect his career?

Essay Topic 2

Sharpe describes a number of his intricate plans for the military. What were some of these plans, and how were they received?

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship like between Sharpe and Harper, and how did this relationship change over the course of the plot?

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