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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. How do Gibbons and Berry react when Sharpe asks if the men have stopped for refreshments?

2. Sharpe spends his time working on what before the flogging?

3. What does Sharpe think will happen if Simmerson refuses to return his troops to their positions?

4. What does Simmerson say will happen to sixty men at 6pm?

5. Where does Sharpe ask his troops to gather in ChapterFifteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

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

6. Describe the battle to capture the French Eagle.

7. Summarize the Historical Note section.

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

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

10. Summarize the novel.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Harper such an important member of Sharpe's regiment? What evidence is there to suggest that Sharpe would never be able to cope without Harper at his side?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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