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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Flashman visit Elspeth?
(a) He can't leave the palace.
(b) He is an important military advisor.
(c) He is too ill.
(d) He is the Queen's plaything.

2. What does Flashman say he tends to get nervous about?
(a) Killing.
(b) Conspiracy.
(c) Lying.
(d) Torturing.

3. Who is Rakota worried will invade his country?
(a) The Bolsheveks.
(b) The Japanese military.
(c) The Prussian military.
(d) The Anglo-French military.

4. What song does Flashman play on the piano?
(a) Drink, Puppy, Drink.
(b) Off to Foreign Lands.
(c) Rule Britannia.
(d) Waving Goodbye.

5. What does Flashman tell Fankanonokaka to slip to Andriama?
(a) Chicken skin.
(b) A gun.
(c) Poison.
(d) A sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Fankanoikaka fear is eavesdropping?

2. Who wants to be the new king of Madagascar?

3. What did the Queen do to Flashman's predecessor?

4. What is the color of Elspeth's eyes?

5. What are flakes of tanguin stone shaved off onto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Chapter 12.

2. What does Flashman teach Queen Ranalova in Chapter 9?

3. Describe the setting in Chapter 12.

4. What does Flashman learn from Laborde in Chapter 8?

5. Summarize chapter 9.

6. What does Flashman view from the anteroom?

7. What sacrifice does Paintingi make in Chapter 7?

8. How does Flashman dodge Elspeth's question about Mrs. Lade?

9. Why does the author tell the story from the first point of view?

10. What does Flashman think about Elspeth in Chapter 6?

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