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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 as he joins the cavalry attack on the French infantry?

2. Whom does Sharpe feel he has betrayed while fighting at Arapiles?

3. Why does Sharpe ride around the French cavalry?

4. Why does Spears say he never betrayed El Mirador?

5. What country does Hogan enlist to help him retrieve what was stolen from El Mirador?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helps Sharpe to recuperate from his wound?

2. How does Sharpe get into the third infantry square?

3. What does Sharpe think when he sees the hills and fields by Arapiles?

4. What does Sharpe say is rare about his moment killing Leroux?

5. Why does Father Curtis say it is of utmost importance that the British win the battle against the French?

6. What causes Wellington to explode with anger? Why?

7. How does Hogan respond when he sees Sharpe in Arapiles?

8. How does Sharpe keep an eye on the battle at Arapiles before he joins it?

9. How does Harper choose which church to pray in?

10. How does Father Curtis know what is happening with the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does El Mirador mean, and what impact did this have on the course of this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is something Sharpe is well acquainted with in his military career. What are some of the most noteworthy examples of this, and how do these instances affect Sharpe's career?

Essay Topic 3

How has Sharpe responded to being raised in an orphanage, and what significance does this fact have on the plot itself?

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