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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 do Sharpe and Frederickson say about the charges?

2. How does Sharpe act upon being told the charges?

3. How much money does Sharpe have in the bank in London?

4. What type of boots does Sharpe wear with his uniform?

5. Chapter 6 recounts the lengthy history of Henri Lassan's progenitors and their role in overseeing Château Lassan. Based on the previous sentence, what might progenitors mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Toulouse and who commands it?

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

3. Describe Henri Lassan's sister.

4. How does Sharpe respond to Jane's demands in the Prologue?

5. What do Sharpe and Frederickson decide to do and how does Harper help?

6. Who leads the Nairn men into battle and what does he realize?

7. What happens as Sharpe and the others are about to board a ship in Bordeaux?

8. What do Sharpe and Frederickson find at the guard post in Bordeaux?

9. What does Napoleon do when he is worried about failure and who does he use to help him?

10. What does Soult do with Toulouse following the British assault?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cornwell has tried as much as possible to use historical events and facts around which to weave his work of fiction. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think this book qualifies as an historical fiction? Why or why not?

2. If much of the events in the book are historical, what surprises you about the way the events play out?

3. Do you think the culture of that era is more or less advanced than you imagined? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The novel presents one pimp actively recruiting women as whores amidst rampant poverty and imminent mass starvation. Thrown into this mix are many disabled French veterans and various displaced persons. The end of the war has not brought an end to the humanitarian crisis.

1. Compare the situation with the ravages of war in Bordeaux to a modern day refugee camp. How are they similar? How are they different?

2. In view of the aftermath of war, discuss the various groups of people in a country who are affected by war and its aftermath besides the members of the military.

3. Given the fact that war usually has no redeeming value and that all the people in a country are affected by war, not just the members of the military, discuss what you believe are the reasons the average person still responds when the government calls for war.

Essay Topic 3

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 Revenge 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.

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