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1. Who is Flash talking to at the beginning of the novel?

Queen Victoria.

2. What language can Elspeth speak well enough to get her through customs?

French.

3. What language did Dr. Johnson learn at the age of seventy?

Dutch.

4. What does Flash say inspired this memoir?

His visit to the Queen.

5. Who does Flash describe as artless?

Elspeth.

6. What does Queen Victoria want Flash and Elspeth's advice about?

The Jubilee.

7. What berry does Flash compare the Queen's eyes to?

A gooseberry.

8. What does the Queen say the nabobs call the diamond?

The Mountain of Light.

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