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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 ask of the man in question #86?

2. With what does Sharpe patch his uniform pants?

3. What does Napoleon do right before the Battle of Toulouse?

4. How do Sharpe and Frederickson enter the Château Lassan?

5. What does the man from question #35 do with Napoleon's treasure?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what company is Frederickson attached, what is Sharpe's position in that company and who else of Sharpe's acquaintance joins the company? What event does this enable?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Jane demand of Sharpe in the Prologue?

9. What does the man Napoleon enlists for help actually do and why?

10. What is Toulouse and who commands it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frederickson's gentle rebuff leads him to travel away from Lucille and engage in successful detective work in Paris. The rebuff also sets up the gradual development of the love triangle resulting, at the novel's end, in the break between Frederickson and Sharpe.

1. Why do you think Frederickson and Sharpe ended their friendship because of Lucille? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What does it say about the character of Frederickson and Sharpe that they don't stay friends because of Lucille? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you think two people who like the same other person can remain friends if one of them is successful in his/her pursuit? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Most of the entire series of novels concerning Richard Sharpe takes place during the Napoleonic Wars; therefore understanding the political and social situation during that time helps to a greater understanding and appreciation of this book and others in the series. Discuss one of the following:

1. Research and write an expository essay about how the Napoleonic Wars begin and end.

2. Research and write an expository essay about the battles that take place on land between Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars.

3. Compare/Contrast the importance of the British infantry during the Napoleonic Wars to the importance of the British infantry during either WWI or WWII.

4. Write an expository essay on how the Napoleonic Wars affect the social culture of one of the following countries: Britian, France, or Germany.

Essay Topic 3

Lucille and Sharpe transition from mutual antipathy to mutual affection and then romantic love over the course of the summer months and his recuperation. Sharpe's admiration for Lucille's house and estate, coupled with Jane's banal taste in a London home, foreshadows Sharpe's eventual return to Lucille's estate.

1. Often some of the best relationships occur between two people who were indifferent or even hostile towards one another when they first met. Discuss how and why a situation like that can change into love and respect between two people.

2. Discuss what you think is meant by the mention of foreshadow in the above paragraph. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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