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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 does Haslam say the Madagascan queen does to people for pleasure?

2. How does Flashman describe Angie Coutts?

3. What does Flash do with the envelope containing £50?

4. What does the Madagascan queen use anyone stranded on her shores for?

5. What is Daedalus' job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flashman have to lose if he loses the cricket match?

2. How does Haslam prove not to be the Eton gentleman Flashman first thought he was?

3. Describe the cricket match between Haslam and Flashman.

4. What does Elspeth think of Haslam?

5. What does Elspeth do when Haslam allows her aboard his ship?

6. What reference does Elspeth make to a Lord Byron poem?

7. What does Elspeth's diary entry show about her character?

8. Why do Moses and Whampoa blame themselves for Elspeth's kidnapping?

9. How does J.B. rescue Flashman?

10. Why does Flashman dislike Haslam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of the 1840s.

1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the book express the changes Britain was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1840s Britain?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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