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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. How does Harper get some quinine for Sharpe?

2. What does Sharpe feel guilty about while watching the last battle?

3. What orders does Sharpe continuously break?

4. What does Sharpe call Leroux when Hogan asks about his death?

5. To whom is Helena related?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Sharpe stab Leroux? Why?

3. Why does Sharpe get angry when he hears Spears has been given the task of guarding El Mirador?

4. Why did Spears do a one man charge against the French Army?

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

6. What does Harper do to try and cheer Sharpe up while he is healing?

7. What last act of kindness does Sharpe give to Spears, and why?

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

9. What helps Sharpe to recuperate from his wound?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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