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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 think of La Marquesa when he first meets her?

2. What is the Klingenthol?

3. Where does Harper hear of Sharpe's fake affair?

4. How does Lossow feel about Leroux when they first meet?

5. Why does Helena need Sharpe's protection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe offer a reward for, and why is this so significant?

2. What does Harper find in the last fort while searching for Leroux's body?

3. What is Helena's biggest fear?

4. How does Sharpe help the retreating British after the failed assault on the French forts?

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

6. What insult does Sharpe receive while he is talking to La MarQuesa, and how does he respond to this?

7. What is Leroux's job in this novel?

8. What is Sharpe impressed by when he first meets Leroux?

9. What does Sharpe tell his men their job is during the assault on the French forts?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship like between Sharpe and Harper, and how did this relationship change over the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the people around them.

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