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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. Of what does the author say many will die in the days ahead?

2. What is Lennox's nationality?

3. What does Lieutenant Gibbons ask Sharpe to surrender to him?

4. What is Sterritt's rank in the army?

5. Why does Sharpe think there will be no fighting between the French and the British in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sharpe think Gibbons must want revenge?

2. What are Lennox's thought before he dies?

3. Why does Sharpe wish the deserters had not been so honest?

4. What problems has Simmerson caused Sharpe in this section?

5. How does Sharpe meet Lieutenant Gibbons?

6. Why does Sharpe resent men like Simmerson?

7. What offer does the French make to Sharpe in this section?

8. What does the reader learn about Harper in this section?

9. What problems do the Spanish troops cause the British in this section?

10. How does Sharpe prove Simmerson wrong in Chapter Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is Josephina's role in the novel? What does her character highlight about Sharpe's character?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Harper such an important member of Sharpe's regiment? What evidence is there to suggest that Sharpe would never be able to cope without Harper at his side?

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