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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. What does moujik mean in Russian?

2. What does the Queen say the Indians admire about Britain?

3. Who does Ignatieff claim tells him about Flashman's trip to India?

4. What is the name of the group who try to kill Flashman?

5. What does Flashman say he controls whilst talking to the Queen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flashman escape death in chapter 4?

2. How does Flashman greet Ignatieff?

3. How does Flashman settle into life in the Indian army?

4. Why does John Nicholson foresee problems in India?

5. How does Flashman get into the Indian army in chapter five?

6. Describe Flashman's first meeting with Lakshmibai.

7. How does Flashman live his life at the beginning of chapter one?

8. Who is Ilderim Khan?

9. Why is Jhansi causing Britain a problem?

10. How does Flashman describe Lakshmibai?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How accurate and fair do the students think Fraser's representation of the Great Indian Mutiny is? How do you think an Indian writer would have represented the mutiny?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about mid-19th century society.

1. The Spanish gold coin.

2. Pip's insanity.

3. Mistrust of other cultures.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Ishmael's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Ishmael hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Ishmael ideas about life?

3. How has Ishmael's character changed by the end of the book?

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