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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. When do the French test their rockets?

2. Who are the Forlorn Hopes?

3. What are the British doing in the woods?

4. What happens when Sharpe encounters Hakeswill?

5. What are Tippoo's primary defenses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tippoo execute criminals and what does he do afterward?

2. What do the rescuers find at the dungeon?

3. What does Lawford tell Sharpe about rockets and what do they see as they watch them being used?

4. Where does Sharpe go after the ceremony, what does he find out and how does he feel about it?

5. What do the British first do with their cannons to begin to breach Tippoo's wall?

6. What is the first task Gudin has Sharpe and Lawford do and how well do they do it? How does Lawford feel afterward?

7. What happens to Hakeswill as the British siege begins, who does he kill and why?

8. How does Sharpe take care of the black-powder mine?

9. With whom does Sharpe fight and what plan of his does his fight prevent?

10. How do the British officers feel about the outer wall, who will be sent in when the wall is breached and why are they given the name they are given?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Sharpe's Tiger".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Sharpe's Tiger". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Sharpe's Tiger". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

"Sharpe's Tiger" is one book in a series of novels involving Richard Sharpe. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "Sharpe's Tiger", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement.) Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot.) Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

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