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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 city in India does Palmerston send Flashman?

2. In what role does Flashman want to serve the Queen as?

3. What do the Muslim and Hindus believe the British want to pollute?

4. Which historical figure does Flash say he wants to sleep with in this section?

5. What does Hutton say he has been watching?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jhansi causing Britain a problem?

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

3. Why does John Nicholson foresee problems in India?

4. How has India changed since the last time Flashman was there?

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

6. What does the first chapter say about Flashman's relationship with his first wife Elspeth?

7. How does Flashman escape death in chapter 4?

8. Describe Flashman's first meeting with Lakshmibai.

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

10. Why is Flashman so shocked with what he sees in chapter six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 2

What is Flash's current lifestyle? In what way does Flash's lifestyle not fit in with Victorian society? What kind of lifestyle would someone like Flash would be expected to have in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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