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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 Flashman say he controls whilst talking to the Queen?

2. Who does Nicholson say are angering the natives?

3. What is a sowar?

4. Which royal residence does Flashman say he is no longer invited to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flashman say he believes about religion?

2. Why does Flashman think Ignatieff has come to Balmoral?

3. Why does Flashman state that he is not keen on his mission to India?

4. How does Flashman greet Ignatieff?

5. Who is Ilderim Khan?

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

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

8. How does Flashman deal with the Pathan, Sher Khan in chapter three?

9. Why does Skene think the Queen in Jhansi is dangerous?

10. How do people prove unsympathetic to the attempt on Flashman's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashman in the Great Game is part of the spy fiction genre.

1. What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2. In what way did the Flashman series help to set the template for similar books? Do modern books still use the ideas the author uses in The Great Game?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Flashman's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Flashman's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does the Great Game add to Flashman's character?

Essay Topic 3

How accurate is Fraser's representation of 1850s Indian culture? In what way is Fraser representation of Indian culture restricted by the fact that he tells the story from Flashman's point of view?

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