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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 does Sharpe almost die in this section?

2. About whom does Hogan want to give Sharpe news in Chapter Twenty-two?

3. The troops waiting for what at the beginning of Chapter Fourteen?

4. What does a staff captain give Wellesley?

5. Who does Wellesley say has failed the British on every promise?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Simmerson try to involve everyone in his plan to punish the men?

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

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

4. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

5. Why is Sharpe worried about Gibbons in this section?

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

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

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

9. How does Sharpe celebrate his capture of the Eagle in Chapter Twenty-five?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Sharpe's views on flogging and punishment in general? How do his views differ from Simmerson's?

Essay Topic 2

What is Josephina's role in the novel? What does her character highlight about Sharpe's character?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author represent the Spanish troops? Is this representation historically accurate? How do the official Spanish troops compare to the Spanish guerrillas of that time?

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