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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 much help is Sergeant Harper to Sharpe?
2. Why will de Elia be meeting Loup?
3. Why does Sharpe meet with Colonel Oliveira?
4. What do Sharpe and Harper find in other cottages?
5. What does Sharpe, when following Kiely, suggest to Kiely the day after the attack?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information about the Royal Guard is Hogan and Wellington not aware?
2. How does the Portuguese battalion arrive, with whom does Sharpe meet, what kind of man is he and why is the battalion there?
3. How does Juanita first see Loup, what is her impression and how do Loup and her feel when they meet?
4. What does Sharpe see when they arrive at the village where Loup is supposed to be and what does Sharpe do there?
5. What happens to the Portuguese battalion in Loup's attack?
6. What kind of problem do Sarsfield and Donaju bring to Sharpe and what is his response?
7. What does Sharpe find out from Donaju about Kiely?
8. What do Sharpe and his men find in the village when they get there?
9. What does Sharpe ask Runciman to do and why has he asked him instead of the British command?
10. What does Sharpe do with the two French prisoners and how does he handle Loup's anger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the conclusion of a novel, most readers either consciously or unconsciously engage in processing the book and usually come to a conclusion as to whether they like the book or not. Discuss one of the following:
1. Would you consider Sharpe's Battle a "good" book? Why or why not? Use examples to illustrate your stance.
2. What do you think are the elements of an outstanding novel? Analyze one of your favorite novels to see if those elements are present.
3. What are some reasons you might consider a novel a failure? Analyze a novel you think is a failure and see if those elements are in that novel.
Essay Topic 2
Sharpe's Battle 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 response.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Sharpe's Battle.
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Sharpe's Battle. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Sharpe's Battle. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
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