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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. Who does Sharpe see on horseback keeping away from the fighting?

2. Into hat kind of glasses has the wine been poured at the beginning of the Epilogue?

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

4. What is the name of the Spanish general?

5. To what city does Josephina say she is traveling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the Historical Note section.

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

3. Summarize the Epilogue.

4. Describe the fight in Chapter Twenty-one.

5. Describe the battle to capture the French Eagle.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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