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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. Where does the army that conquered Andrados go when they finish subduing the town?

2. What does Josefina tell Sharpe about Lord Farthingdale and how he feels about her?

3. What does Sharpe do with the convent?

4. What does the Chaplain General ask Nairn to do?

5. What type of terrain does Sharpe have to cross to get to Andrados?

Short Essay Questions

1. How important is Andrados, where it is situated and what types of protections are in place around it?

2. What does Lord Farthingdale do when he arrives and what puzzles Sharpe about the situation?

3. How does Sharpe feel as Farthingdale is getting ready and what do the defenders of the castle do?

4. What does Nairn tell Sharpe when he is summoned in Chapter 3?

5. How does Farthingdale act towards Sharpe when he returns without the woman?

6. Where and at what time is the Prologue set?

7. Who are the men Sharpe and Harper see first at Andrados and why are they there?

8. What type of combat unit has the Prince Regent sent, why has he sent it and how does Nairn feel about it?

9. What does Farthingdale do with his troops as Christmas day breaks?

10. What happens when Frederickson shows up at the convent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following and compare and contrast the two people. Include in the discussion their type of leadership, their personality, their morals and whether you would like to serve under them.

1. Sharpe and Farthingdale.

2. Teresa and Josefina.

3. Hakeswill and Ducos.

Essay Topic 2

Honor is a very important concept in Sharpe's Enemy and in the life of those in the upper class during that era. Sharpe demands honor from Ducos, who declines. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of honor in Sharpe's Enemy. What do you think Sharpe would tell you is the definition of honor if you ask him? Do you think honor can be restored if it is lost?

2. Respond to the following statement using specific examples from the book and your own experience: Honor is one of the most important character traits for anyone in any social strata. First fully define the concept of honor, then discuss whether you believe the preceding statement is true with specific examples from Sharpe's Enemy and other books/films, etc... that you have read or experienced.

3. During the era in which Sharpe lives, men could give their word on the basis of being a gentleman and it is assumed to be true. There was no such concept for a lady or anyone of lower social/economic groups. Fully discuss the implications in a society where only gentlemen are considered trustworthy enough to give their word unquestioned.

Essay Topic 3

Sharpe, despite his background, is an officer and a gentleman and is therefore accorded more respect and trust even in enemy territory than the common soldier. Discuss the following:

1. Does it seem likely that officers are usually more respectable than enlisted men back then? What about today? Why or why not.

2. Sharpe blackmails Farthingdale about Josefina in order to obtain command of the forces. Do you think this is how an officer and gentleman comports himself? Why or why not?

3. In the present military in the United States, both officers and enlisted can be held for court martial for adultery or having sexual relations with someone of inferior rank. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with the policy?

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