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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 Anne tell Sharpe she will do about Fenner?

2. What does Anne do when Sharpe is being arrested?

3. How does Simmerson force Jane to work for him?

4. Who is William Lawford?

5. What does Fenner agree to do for Anne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe do when he reaches London in order to get something done about Simmerson and Fenner?

2. What does Jane estimate is the kind of money the schemers are making off the recruits?

3. What does Anne do about Sharpe being arrested?

4. What does Jane tell Sharpe about her personally?

5. What does Simmerson do with the recruiting scheme accounting books and how does Fenner react?

6. What does Sharpe requests happen to Girdwood and what does Fenner get out of the deal?

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

8. What does Sharpe do when Girdwood runs?

9. What does Havercamp tell Sharpe when questioned about his involvement in the recruiting scheme and what does he promise?

10. What does Jane volunteer to do and what does Sharpe give her and ask her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Usually the women in this series are background to the men and tend to fit a stereotype of women in this era of history. This book has a different type of woman, Dowager Countess Anne Camoynes, who is strong enough to survive her husband, leaving her in debt and intelligent enough to finally outwit Fenner.

1. Present and analyze the treatment of women in Dowager Countess Anne Camoynes.

2. Cornwell is trying to be historically accurate, so is his treatment of women in his book(s) justified?

3. Is there any way Cornwell could have presented women in a more positive light and still stayed historically accurate? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Honor is an important concept in Sharpe's Regiment and in the life of those in the upper class during that era. It is assumed that those who are officer's and gentlemen would keep their word after offering it.

1. Trace and analyze the theme of honor in Sharpe's Regiment. What do you think Richard Sharpe would tell you is the definition of honor if you ask him? How about Harper? Simmerson? Fenner? Do you think honor can be restored if it is lost? Did Simmerson and Fenner seem to have any honor at all?

2. Respond to the following statement using specific examples from the book and your own experience: Honor is one of the most important character traits for anyone in any social strata. First fully define the concept of honor, then discuss whether you believe the preceding statement is true with specific examples from Sharpe's Regiment and other books/films, etc... that you have read or experienced.

3. During the era in which Richard Sharpe lives, men could give their word on the basis of being a gentleman, and it is assumed to be true. There was no such concept for a lady or anyone of lower social/economic groups. Fully discuss the implications in a society where only gentlemen are considered trustworthy enough to give their word unquestioned.

Essay Topic 3

Sharpe's Regiment is one book in a series of novels involving Richard Sharpe. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

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