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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. In what condition are Berry and Gibbons in this section?

2. What kind of soup is Sharpe sipping down?

3. What is Sharpe holding to Berry's neck at the beginning of Chapter Twenty?

4. Which of the following don't the British and French trade in this section?

5. Who does Crauford say should not marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

3. How does the Lieutenant Colonel save the situation that Simmerson has created?

4. Describe the battle to capture the French Eagle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What makes Sharpe a good soldier and leader? Do the students think his skills could be transferred to civilian life?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Simmerson a bad soldier and leader? What problems does Simmerson's poor leadership cause Sharpe and the soldiers?

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