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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 tells Sharpe that the South Essex are returning to battle?

2. Whose biography did Lady Elizabeth Longford write?

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

4. What is the rank of the man who relieves Simmerson of his command?

5. What does Hogan think will happen to Sharpe if he kills Gibbons and Berry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Summarize the novel.

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

6. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

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

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

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

10. Describe the battle to capture the French Eagle.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following aspects of army life and examine how and why it has changed since the time of the novel.

1. Punishment.

2. Barracks.

3. Battles.

4. Ranks.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How has the army helped Sharpe? What kind of person does the novel suggest he would have become if he remained a civilian?

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