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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 does Nicholson say the Government-General is too soft with?

2. What is the Indian Queen's name?

3. Who does the Queen say the Thugs offended?

4. Who is the portrait of Flashman offers to the Queen as a gift?

5. What does Flashman watch the natives tearing apart?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flashman deal with Mrs. Leslie?

2. Who is Ilderim Khan?

3. What problems does the Lakshmibai say the white sahibs are causing?

4. How does Flashman greet Ignatieff?

5. How does Carmichael-Smith punish those who refuse the bullets?

6. Describe Flashman's first meeting with Lakshmibai.

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

8. How does Flashman deal with the mutineer he meets in chapter six?

9. What horrific sight does Flashman see on the way to the jail?

10. How does Flashman describe Lakshmibai?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does Fraser say about sex? How does he use the main characters and settings to express his view? How would the British have reacted to such a book if it was released in Victorian times?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine their real-life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his book.

1. The British Secret Service.

2. SMERSH

3. The gold trade

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