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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 doubts Nana will keep his promise?

2. What are the name of the soldiers Wheeler and his men are fighting against?

3. What illness does Flashman suffer form in chapter ten?

4. What does Sher Khan threaten to use to kill Flashman?

5. What kind of animal is a mugger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Flashman escape the crocodiles?

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

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

7. How does Flashman convince O'Toole that he is a British soldier?

8. How does Flashman describe life in Cawnpore garrison?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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