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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 nationality does Lakshmibai curse in this section?

2. Who does Flash to East brag about having sex with?

3. Who does Flashman say that he regrets not getting minutes alone with?

4. What does Flashman buy from an Irish soldier?

5. Who does Flashman learn has been killed in chapter nine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Toole react to Flashman's story about Jhansi?

2. How does Flashman react to East's death in chapter nine?

3. Why is Ilderim angry with Flashman at the beginning of chapter seven?

4. How does Flashman describe life in Cawnpore garrison?

5. How does Flashman escape the attack in chapter nine?

6. How does Flashman shock General Rose in chapter twelve?

7. How is Flashman badly bruised in chapter seven?

8. What does Flashman think about Lakshmibai in chapter eleven?

9. In what way is the situation desperate at the beginning of chapter eight?

10. How does General Neill clean the floors in the Bibigarh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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