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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 part of Haslam's body does Flashman injure at the cricket match?

2. How does Haslam get Flashman out first ball?

3. What will Flashman allow if he loses the cricket match against Haslam?

4. How does Flashman escape the drawing room?

5. What does J.B stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is cricket now only suitable for old women?

2. How does Flashman show his animosity towards Christianity?

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

4. Why does Flashman decide to accompany Elspeth and Haslam?

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

6. How does Whampoa contribute to Flashman's nightmare?

7. Describe Flashman's relationship with Old Morrison.

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

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

10. What does Haslam say are his intentions with Elspeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 author add to Flashman's character?

3. Examine the book's chronological setting.

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Flashman's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Flashman hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Flashman ideas about life?

3. How has Flashman's character changed by the end of the book?

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