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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 witness getting killed in this section?

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

3. How does Sharpe prevent the French from attacking in Chapter Nineteen?

4. What is Bob Crauford's rank in the army?

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. What does Josephina ask from Sharpe in this section?

3. Summarize the novel.

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

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

6. Summarize the Epilogue.

7. How does Sharpe get Berry alone?

8. Why does Sharpe disagree so strongly with Simmerson flogging his men?

9. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Sharpe's life.

1. Sergeant Harper.

2. General Wellesley.

3. Lieutenant Colonel William Lawford.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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