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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 have Harper do?
2. What does Sharpe tell Hickey when it is obvious Hickey is afraid?
3. What will add a page to Soult's page of glory?
4. What medicine does Harper offer Sharpe?
5. What is Major Ducos' position?
Short Essay Questions
1. About what are Sharp's men objecting and why do they stop complaining?
2. Who is MacKeon and what is his connection to Sharpe?
3. Why is Soult amenable to Ducos' request for some of Soult's men?
4. Describe General Jean Herault.
5. Why is Major Ducos in Spain?
6. How does Sharpe begin to prepare for the arrival of the French?
7. Describe the situation with the wine that is found in the fort at San Miguel.
8. What is Teresa's response to Hickey's question about fighting the French?
9. Describe Major Pierre Ducos.
10. Who is Major Tubbs supervising and what is his mission?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Sharpe's Skirmish". Does the setting make a unique contribution to the plot? If it were some other country, how would the plot be affected? If it were some other time?
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Sharpe's Skirmish". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Sharpe's Skirmish". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
Essay Topic 2
The military way of life is in and of itself similar to a distinct culture. Understanding how the military is organized, how it operates, and its basic rules of conduct will make any novel that centers on the military more understandable and enjoyable. Discuss one of the following:
1. Describe and analyze the military structure during the time of "Sharpe's Skirmish". What is rank? What is the difference between officers and enlisted men? How serious is it to disobey an order? What happens if one decides he does not like being in the military and walks away? How are men conscripted? Does the infantry have a similar means of augmenting their ranks as the maritime action called "impressments"?
2. Compare the infantry of "Sharpe's Skirmish" to that in modern times for the United States, England or France. What are the similarities? The differences? Are the changes from those times improvements? Why or why not? (This question will require some research).
3. Discuss why you think the military has the following: Uniforms, a rank structure of Officers and Enlisted, Strict Discipline, Training for New Recruits, Court Martial, and Different types of companies (i.e., rifle, Cavalry, artillery, etc). Discuss why you think men (and nowadays women) choose to become professional soldiers.
Essay Topic 3
In any book centered around the military, leadership of the troops is often crucial with the better leaders able to command the respect and loyalty of their men. The men's willingness to follow a particularly leader can have a decisive impact upon the success of a mission. Discuss the following:
1. Whose command style seems most effective among the leaders--Sharpe, Harper, Price, Paillertie, Herault? Analyze the elements of those effective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the good leaders. What makes an excellent leader/commander? Give examples.
2. Whose command style seems most ineffective among the leaders--Sharpe, Harper, Price, Paillertie, Herault? Analyze the elements of those ineffective leaders thoroughly and discuss the traits of the poor leaders. What makes a poor leader/commander? Give examples.
3. Is disobeying a poor leader ever justifiable? Explain using details from the text, other books you have read and your personal experience. In times of war, disobeying an order can be punishable by death. Is this harsh sentence justifiable for such an act? Why or why not.
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