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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. Where does Iderim believe is the safest destination?

2. What illness does Campbell die from?

3. Where does Flashman later sell the chain?

4. Which group is Colonel Rowbotham the leader?

5. What is the name of the old Comrade Flashman meets in chapter seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Flashman's new mission in chapter eleven?

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

3. Why does Flashman think the rebels want to surrender?

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

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

6. How does Wheeler keep Flashman busy in chapter nine?

7. What happens when Flashman and the others flee into a temple?

8. How does Flashman react to Ilderim's death?

9. Why does Flashman think Jhansi is the best place for him to go?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine sex in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view sex?

2. Do the characters need to be sex to cope in the world that the author portrays?

3. How did the public react to the book's sex when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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