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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. Where are Sharpe's riflemen hidden?
2. What does Cornwell say exists to increase awareness of soldiers who fought in the early 19th century?
3. Why did Sharpe go to France in Sharp's Ransom?
4. What do two of the volumes of Gudin's diaries concern?
5. Who granted Gudin his eagle?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Gudin feel about leaving the fort at Ochagavia, and what is the group composed of who will be leaving the fort?
2. What does Gudin do after Caillou breaks the truce?
3. What does Sharpe and d'Alembord see through Sharpe's telescope?
4. What do the French do about the remaining barrels, and what is Sharpe facing from the south?
5. What does Cornwell briefly describe in the introduction?
6. Where does Sharpe send his skirmishers? What is the result?
7. What does Sharpe order when the French send in the voltiguers, and what does Sharpe's order tell the French?
8. What does Cornwell say about the people who helped him write Sharpe's Christmas? What else does he address in the introduction?
9. What does Caillou do to keep Gudin from meeting with the British truce?
10. When does Sharpe think the French will arrive? What does he do for his men because of this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Though this novel is probably more action driven rather than character driven, obviously there are several characters who make the novel what it is. Discuss one of the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Sharpe and Caillou. Include their goals, sense of honor, abilities and social skills. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Gudin and Picard. Include their goals, sense of honor, abilities, and social skills. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. Thoroughly analyze the character of Richard Sharpe discussing both his strong and weak points and how both affect the outcome of the plot. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In any book centered around the military, leadership of the troops is often crucial with the better leaders able to command the respect and loyalty of their men. The men's willingness to follow a particularly leader can have a decisive impact upon the success of a mission. Discuss the following:
1. Whose command style seems most effective? Analyze the elements of those effective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the good leaders. What makes an excellent leader/commander? Give examples.
2. Whose command style seems most ineffective? Analyze the elements of those ineffective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the poor leaders. What makes a poor leader/commander? Give examples.
3. Is disobeying a poor leader ever justifiable? Explain using details from the text, other books you have read and your personal experience. In times of war, disobeying an order can be punishable by death. Is this harsh sentence justifiable for such an act? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Sharpe's Christmas, like many, and perhaps a majority, of stories ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think most people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Sharpe's Christmas and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Sharpe's Christmas is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
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