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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. Why is Sharpe glad the French garrison is accompanied by women?
2. About what do the two men argue?
3. Who granted Gudin his eagle?
4. What delays Gudin?
5. What does Sharpe hope to avoid this Christmas Eve?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nicholls feel about Sharpe and Harper? What does he ask them? What is Sharpe's response?
2. How long is each story in Sharpe's Christmas, and why are they that length?
3. With what types of troubles is Gudin plagued?
4. What are Sharpe and Harper attempting to do for Christmas at the beginning of the story? How is their task interrupted?
5. How do the French play into Sharpe's trick with wine barrels?
6. What does Sharpe and d'Alembord see through Sharpe's telescope?
7. What does Gudin think about when he thinks of India?
8. What does Caillou do to keep Gudin from meeting with the British truce?
9. What does Hogan tell Sharpe will be his immediate assignment?
10. What finally breaks up the French brigade's advance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Sharpe's Christmas. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Sharpe's Christmas. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?
3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Sharpe's Christmas? Which theme in Sharpe's Christmas speaks to you the most in your life? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Sharpe's Christmas is one story 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
A work of fiction is often organized around a structure called a plot. Discuss the following:
1. Define plot and its major parts (rising action, climax, falling action, resolution [or denouement]. Write a sentence or two synopsis of the major plot of the Sharpe's Christmas.
2. Identify where the parts of the plot seem to fall in Sharpe's Christmas. Explain using examples.
3. Define the literary term "subplot." Write a sentence or two synopsis of a subplot in Sharpe's Christmas.
4. Identify the major parts of the subplot you identified in task number 3.
5. Why do you think identifying the plot and elements of the plot is useful?
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