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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 did the sacrifice at Avila do?
2. What does Sharpe tell Harper to do?
3. What is La Aguja's real name?
4. From what direction does Tubbs notice a cloud of dust?
5. Why is Ducos' opinion important?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sharpe's response to Teresa's question about Gawilghur?
2. Who welcomes Sharpe to San Miguel and what is he like?
3. What does Harper say about Major Tubbs when asked by Sharpe?
4. What does Herault do after sacrificing 300 French infantrymen?
5. How does one of the people eating together in the mess offend Sharpe, and who steps in and has his own opinion about the topic?
6. Describe the setting and mission for Captain Richard Sharpe.
7. Briefly characterize Captain Richard Sharpe.
8. Why does Teresa become enraged about what she hears about Avila?
9. What does Sharpe order Lieutenant Price to do and why?
10. Describe General Jean Herault.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Oftentimes, a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think "Sharpe's Skirmish" is? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 2
In the world of academe, historical fiction is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think historical fiction might be considered second-rate compared to the classics?
2. Do you think historical fiction has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?
3. What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics"? What are the purposes for people reading historical fiction? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.
4. Would you read historical fiction even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?
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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