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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 will happen to Jane Gibbons?

2. What does the regimental paperwork seem to have?

3. What do Fenner and Simmerson decide about Sharpe and stopping him?

4. What is the Prince Regent expected to do in a few days' time?

5. How does Fenner feel about Simmerson's action with the account books?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe reorganize the command structure at Foulness?

2. What does Sharpe do about Sergeant Lynch?

3. What do Sharpe and Harper hear about when they return to London?

4. What does Sharpe do with the command structure at Foulness and what does he do with Girdwood?

5. What does Sharpe decide to do in London and when that was unsuccessful what does he end up doing?

6. What does Sharpe do with the men of the second battalion?

7. What happens with Anne and Fenner after Lawford leaves?

8. What does Sharpe do when Girdwood runs?

9. What does Lawford with his information?

10. What does Anne tell Sharpe about her and Fenner's relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the conclusion of a novel, most readers either consciously or unconsciously engage in processing the book and usually come to a conclusion as to whether they like the book or not. Discuss one of the following:

1. Would you consider Sharpe's Regiment a "good" book? Why or why not? Use examples to illustrate your stance.

2. What do you think are the elements of an outstanding novel? Analyze one of your favorite novels to see if those elements are present.

3. What are some reasons you might consider a novel a failure? Analyze a novel you think is a failure and see if those elements are in that novel.

Essay Topic 2

The recruiting sergeant is a bluff, likable man who tells ridiculous, grandiose lies and draws in many unsuspecting recruits. Of course his entire spiel is lies, but even Sharpe admires Havercamp's ability to spin military enlistment as something desirable and exciting.

1. Do you think someone who lies as much as Havercamp does can also be a likable person? Why or why not? Use examples from the text and your own experience to support your answer.

2. Most people have known someone who has joined the armed forces and inevitably hear the complaint that his/her recruiter lied. Discuss the concept that a recruiter lying isn't really wrong since everyone knows recruiters lie.

3. Compare and contrast the tactics of a military recruiter to a sales person, for example, one selling a used car.

Essay Topic 3

Lawford's actions are blatantly self-serving. He tells Sharpe to lay low for a few days and then goes immediately to Fenner. Lawford believes Sharpe will be mollified by a promotion, but the main thrust of Lawford's proposal to Fenner is that Fenner becomes Lawford's political champion and promoter. Lawford apparently believes he is acting in Sharpe's best interest, but even so, his behavior is reprehensible.

1. Compare and contrast the difference between Lawford's behavior and Fenner's behavior. Is one less wrong than the other? Could one conceivably be considered less amoral than Fenner? Use examples from the text and your own experience to support your answer.

2. There is a cliche which says: Good intentions pave the way to hell. Relate this saying to Lawford's rationalization that he is acting in Sharpe's best interest. Use examples from the text and your own experience to support your answer.

3. Lawford obviously believes he needs a political champion and promoter to obtain what he wants in his career. This seems to indicate that hard work and talent is not enough to move ahead in one's career. Discuss whether you believe this to be true and whether it applies to all careers and to people in modern America. Use examples from the text and your own experience to support your answer.

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