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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 a duel called "grass before breakfast?"

2. What does Henri Lassan do after the war ends?

3. By what other designation is Henri's sister Lucille known?

4. What is the name of Sharpe's horse?

5. How does Jane feel about Sharpe's career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of situation does Sharpe's group find at Bordeaux?

2. What is Sharpe's and Frederickson's plan for leaving Bordeaux?

3. Of what does Part I in this novel consist and what does Part I serve to do in the novel's narrative arc?

4. What is Toulouse and who commands it?

5. What does Sharpe and his friends do after the battle of Toulouse?

6. What is Jane doing in London while Sharpe is still in France? What happens to her because of this?

7. With whom does Sharpe duel and why?

8. What do Sharpe and his companions do when they leave Bordeaux?

9. What are the British organizing to do in the beginning of this book and what has occurred in their military campaign that motivates this?

10. How does the assault of Nairn's troops end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane again calls on Rossendale and it becomes apparent that they are romantically involved and somewhat intimate. Indeed, much of London admires Rossendale for his bravery in the matter as it is widely assumed that Sharpe will return and kill the man before discarding Jane.

1. Why do you think Rossendale would risk his life to be involved with Jane? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Rossendale is a titled individual, meaning he is a Lord in British society. Discuss whether you believe Rossendale would be involved with Jane if he was a commoner and why you have the opinion you have. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Jane has money and no title; Rossendale has a title and no money. Discuss the ways in which both of them are using the other. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Sharpe's Revenge. Consider the following: How do one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Sharpe's Revenge. How do one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme?" If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be "accidental" themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Sharpe's Revenge? Which theme in Sharpe's Revenge speaks to you the most in your life? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Richard Sharpe is no exception. Sharpe's legendary powers of military strategy are juxtaposed with his reputation as a womanizer and his hatred for his wife. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Sharpe demonstrates his prodigious powers of military strategy. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Sharpe's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Sharpe's admirable traits help him obtain a high rank in the military despite his background as a child. Have his flaws impacted his career at all? Do any of those under his command seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

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