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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 causes a hole in French infantry?

2. How does Harper get some quinine for Sharpe?

3. What helps Sharpe to recuperate?

4. What is Sharpe invited to do at the end of the battle at Arapiles?

5. What orders does Sharpe continuously break?

Short Essay Questions

1. What helps Sharpe to recuperate from his wound?

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

3. What does Leroux do when he is confronted by Sharpe on the battlefield?

4. What does Sharpe know about the French attack when he hears the cannons in Arapiles?

5. What is more painful to Sharpe than his wound, and why?

6. How did Spears help Leroux?

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

8. Why is Harper arrested?

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

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 are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the people involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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