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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. What does Sharpe do when they arrive at the convent?

2. Why is Helene moving her fortune to France?

3. What will happen to the Marques' fortune?

4. What do the witnesses against Sharpe say they used to identify him?

5. What does Sharpe do as he runs past the Mother Superior deeper into the convent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is La Marquesa angry in Chapter Eight and what happens in her encounter with Hacha?

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

3. Why is Patrick worried about Sharpe in Chapter Three?

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

5. What does Sharpe do when he first arrives at the convent where Helene is being held?

6. What is d'Alembord doing to help Sharpe with his duel, what has he done in secret and how did Sharpe's last duel end?

7. How do Sharpe and Angel get past the ambush with La Marquesa?

8. What does the Mother Superior at the convent ask Sharpe and what does he tell her?

9. What is el Matarife doing with a prisoner when Sharpe meets him at the inn and what does Sharpe do about it?

10. Why is el Matarife at an inn near the Convent of the Heavens and what does he do about Wellington's request?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sharpe, despite his background, is an officer and a gentleman and is therefore accorded more respect and trust even in enemy territory than the common soldier. He has been told if he gives his parole he will not be guarded yet he cannot accede to that. Discuss the following:

1. Does it seem likely that officers are usually more respectable than enlisted men back then? What about today? Why or why not.

2. Sharpe has begun an affair with Helene, a woman recently widowed and who has participated in setting Sharpe up to be convicted of murder. Do you think this is how an officer and gentleman comports himself? Why or why not.

3. In the present military in the United States, both officers and enlisted can be held for court martial for adultery or having sexual relations with someone of inferior rank. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with the policy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Sharpe's Honour.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Sharpe's Honour. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Sharpe's Honour. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

Most people and regular soldiers detest spies and the idea of spying. Spies are not considered in the same vein as soldiers in uniform and are not protected by the customs and regulations that govern the treatment of soldiers who are in uniform when captured. Wellington sends Sharpe out, under a false name, to not only clear his name but also to spy on the French. Discuss one of the following:

1. Why do you think spies are not accorded any rights under many countries' laws and/or customs?

2. Even though all countries abhor spies, often even their own, they still spy, and men and women are still willing to be spies. Discuss why you think this is so.

3. Research and analyze the history of spying in either England, France or Spain.

4. Does Sharpe seem the image of a typical spy as you visualize one? Why or why not.

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