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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 has happened to Josephina in Chapter Nineteen?

2. What do Sharpe and Josephina see piled up by a tree?

3. About what do Harper and Sharpe joke in this section?

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

5. In what condition are most of the men to whom Sharpe talks in the timber yard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

2. What is Wellesley's opinion of the Spanish?

3. How does Sharpe almost die in Chapter Twenty-five?

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

5. Why does Sharpe think the battle will be his only chance to capture a French Eagle?

6. What is Simmerson's plan in this section?

7. Summarize the Historical Note section.

8. Why is Hogan worried about Sharpe in this section?

9. Describe the battle to capture the French Eagle.

10. Why doesn't Sharpe want Denny to join them to capture the French Eagle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters'? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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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