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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 makes Sharpe happy during battle?

2. How many barrells does Harper's big gun have?

3. What is the Klingenthol?

4. How does Leroux get the information he needs for his leader?

5. What does Sharpe think of La Marquesa when he first meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sharpe wounded after the battle?

2. How does Leroux get into the British Army base at the beginning of the book?

3. What is disappointing to Helena about the first battle she watches, and what does Spears tell her?

4. What does Sharpe say to Helena about Wellington's battle abilities?

5. How is Leroux able to escape from Sharpe at the college?

6. Why does Helena say she doesn't ask higher ranked people than Sharpe about the battle?

7. What does El Mirador mean, and why is that significant to Helena?

8. Why is Sharpe taken to Connelley's tent?

9. How was Leroux able to avoid detection from Sharpe and Harper during the battle?

10. What do the British troops do just before the French troops retreat for the first time in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides was something Sharpe had to do often in this book. What are some of the examples of this in the book, and how did it affect the people involved in those decisions?

Essay Topic 2

Sharpe describes a number of his intricate plans for the military. What were some of these plans, and how were they received?

Essay Topic 3

Sharpe rubbed shoulders with many different important political figures. Who were some of the most influential leaders to him, and how did his associations with them affect his career?

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