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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 orders Simmerson to return his troops to their positions?

2. In what condition are Berry and Gibbons in this section?

3. Whose biography did Lady Elizabeth Longford write?

4. What general does Simmerson say he dislikes?

5. Who does Sharpe witness getting killed in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the battle to capture the French Eagle.

2. What problems have the Spanish caused the British in this section?

3. Describe the fight in Chapter Twenty-one.

4. Summarize the Historical Note section.

5. What is Simmerson's plan in this section?

6. What is Wellesley's opinion of the Spanish?

7. Summarize the novel.

8. How does Sharpe get Berry alone?

9. Summarize the Epilogue.

10. How does Sharpe kill Berry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems do Simmerson and Sharpe have with each other? In what way could it said they are both at fault? Is there any way they could work together?

Essay Topic 2

What are Sharpe's views on flogging and punishment in general? How do his views differ from Simmerson's?

Essay Topic 3

What problems does Simmerson buying his rank cause the army in general? How does the army try to safeguard such people?

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