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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 does Braithewaite say he is like Sharpe?

2. What does Chase ask Collier to do in the hold?

3. What does Fairley say Parliament is full of?

4. What is Lord William writing about?

5. What causes the French officer to drop his sword on deck?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sharpe kill Braithwaite?

2. What will be Coliier's involvement in the fighting?

3. What makes Clouter such a good fighter?

4. What does Lord William think of Braithwaite's letter?

5. What are Lady Grace's thoughts on Braithwaite's death?

6. How does Sharpe help Lady Grace in this section?

7. How do the army use muskets?

8. What does Braithwaite say to Sharpe in a effect to call a truce?

9. Summarize the novel.

10. Why does Sharpe decide to give into Armstrong's leadership?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What will happen to the characters in the future? What happens in the book that suggests the characters lives will map out like this?

Essay Topic 3

What qualities make a good soldier? Which characters in the book make good soldiers and why?

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