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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. Why is Angel worried about attacking the convent?

2. Who dropped the South Essex's arms in the river?

3. Where has Angel gone in Chapter 10?

4. Where does Sharpe find Helene?

5. Where did Sharpe get the telescope he owns?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Marques and Father Hacha discussing in Chapter Five? What does the Marques say about his wife?

2. Why is Angel worried about Sharpe's plan in Chapter Eleven and what does Sharpe tell him?

3. Why does Leroy confront Sharpe and what does he want Sharpe to do?

4. Describe what the Spanish see during Sharpe's supposed execution.

5. What does Hogan call Sharpe's situation and how does he describe it?

6. Who is La Marquesa and what is her nationality?

7. Why is Angel helping Sharpe and what kind of weapon does he carry?

8. What does Ducos do to set La Marquesa up to do his bidding?

9. What sentence does Sharpe receive at the end of his trial and how do the Spanish feel about it?

10. What is Sharpe doing against the French in Chapter One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are three "villains" in Sharpe's Honor. Father Hacha is intelligent and clever with his cruelty, and El Matarife is completely savage; El Matarife is torturing a captive when the reader first meets him. Pierre Ducos is a greedy and self-serving character and brutally highlights hostilities between France and Spain.

1. Explain, with examples from the text, what you see are the main motivations behind Pierre Ducos's behavior. If he lived in America today with what crimes do you think he would be charged?

2. Father Hacha is a "villain" who does not seem to be motivated by self-interest. Discuss why or why not you believe this statement to be true. Use examples from Sharpe's Honor to support and illustrate your opinion.

3. Do you think crimes or immoral behavior motivated by good intentions is more pardonable than that motivated by self-interests? Why or why not? Use examples from Sharpe's Honor to support and illustrate your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Politics and manipulation influence much of what happens in Sharpe's Honour. Discuss one of the following:

1. Describe the political situation in Sharpe's Honour and how it impacts the actions of three of the major characters.

2. Discuss and analyze several people who try to manipulate Sharpe and his responses to them.

3. Discuss how and why Hacha's behavior is related to politics and why his behavior is an example of manipulation. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following and compare and contrast the two people. Include in the discussion their type of leadership, their personality, their morals, and whether you would like to serve under them.

1. Sharpe and Ducos.

2. Harper and Angel.

3. Hacha and Sharpe.

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