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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 kind of boats are anchored at the river?

2. Where does Iderim believe is the safest destination?

3. What does Iderim say has ruined Flashman's perspective?

4. What nationality does Flashman say Kavanaugh looks too much like?

5. What does Flashman say will happen to them if they are not relieved in three days?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way is Flashman lucky in chapter ten?

4. Why does Rose reject the idea of using a platoon to capture Lakshmibai?

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

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

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

8. How is Flashman badly bruised in chapter seven?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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?

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