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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. Who did Lord Nelson refuse to leave behind?

2. Who does Sharpe say had a bad habit of choosing the wrong side?

3. Which character in this section is described as having a fragile air?

4. What does Armstrong call Clouter in front of Sharpe?

5. How does the Pucelle drag the ship through water when the wind drops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lord William say tell Lady Grace about Braithwaite at the end of the section?

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

4. How do the army use muskets?

5. What view does Nelson offer on battle tactics?

6. What will be Coliier's involvement in the fighting?

7. How does Clouter save Sharpe's life in this section?

8. Summarize the novel.

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

10. What does Lord William tell Grace he thinks of her and women in general?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote "Sharpe's Trafalgar" in the third person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

What qualities make a good soldier? Which characters in the book make good soldiers and why?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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