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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 makes a suicide run into the French Army?

2. Why does Sharpe tell Helena she stopped hearing cannon fire?

3. What does Sharpe think as he joins the cavalry attack on the French infantry?

4. Why is Sharpe surprised to hear that Helena was assigned a guard?

5. Who takes Harper into custody?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sharpe feel most guilty about as he rides into the battle at Arapiles?

2. Why does Father Curtis say it is of utmost importance that the British win the battle against the French?

3. How does Father Curtis know what is happening with the war?

4. Why is Harper arrested?

5. What is Helena's response when Sharpe is found alive?

6. How does Sharpe get into the third infantry square?

7. Why is the British cavalry marching on the French when the French infantry cannot be defeated by a cavalry?

8. What causes Wellington to explode with anger? Why?

9. Why is Sharpe told not to join the battle at Arapiles?

10. What is more painful to Sharpe than his wound, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a number of sacrifices made by Sharpe and the people around him. What are some examples of this, and who is most impacted by these sacrifices?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Sharpe's opinion of Father Curtis change so dramatically over the course of this book, and why is this change so significant?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different locations. Describe some of these settings and how they affected Sharpe. Why might Bernard Cornwell have chosen these particular places and events to share in this story line?

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