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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 does Sharpe ask his troops to gather in ChapterFifteen?

2. What is the rank of the man who relieves Simmerson of his command?

3. What does Knowles want Sharpe to have if he is killed?

4. What is the name of Josephina's servant?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the French and British do in between fighting?

3. How does Sharpe make Knowles feel better in this section?

4. How does Hill react to seeing the men in formation?

5. What does Sharpe think about Josephina in the Epilogue?

6. How does Sharpe organize the troops before Hill's arrival?

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

8. Why does Sharpe worry about Josephina's safety in this section?

9. Summarize the novel.

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

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

Examine the hierachy of the British army during the time of the novel.

1. Why is it so difficult for working class soldiers to rise through the ranks?

2. What resentment does the novel suggest that this hierachy causes?

3. How different do the men react to a working class officer like Sharpe than to an upperclass officer like Simmerson?

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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