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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 Lady Grace want to help during the battle?

2. Who saves Sharpe's life in this section?

3. Who does Lord William call a whelp?

4. What does Clouter call his weapon?

5. What has killed Pearson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Chase give for inviting Sharpe for dinner with Admiral Nelson?

2. Retell the story Chase tells Sharpe and Nelson and Tom Hardy.

3. What does Lord William think of Braithwaite's letter?

4. Why does Sharpe decide to give into Armstrong's leadership?

5. What are Lord Nelson's views on modesty?

6. How does Sharpe help Lady Grace in this section?

7. What does Sharpe think of Admiral Nelson?

8. What is Chase's life like back in England?

9. What are Lord William's thoughts on Braithwaite's death?

10. What does Braithwaite say to Sharpe in a effect to call a truce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Examine violence in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view violence?

2. Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that the author portrays?

3. How did the public react to the book's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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