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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 Fankanonikaka give Flashman to drink?

2. What country controls Mauritius?

3. Who does Laborde say Flashman now belongs to?

4. What does Flashman say he tends to get nervous about?

5. What does Muller disappear into?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laborde help Flashman in Chapter 9?

2. How does Flashman react when J.B. asks him to storm the fort?

3. Why does Haslam say he kidnapped Elspeth?

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

5. How does J.B. execute the two pirates?

6. What does Elspeth write in her dairy in Chapter 9?

7. What is Flashman worried about in Chapter 11?

8. Summarize Chapter 12.

9. Why is Flashman suspicious everyone is treating him so well?

10. How do the Queen's men treat Flashman when they first catch him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How accurate do the students think Fraser's representation of Asian pirates in the 1840s is? How does he use the story and character to create his representation?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the main turning points of the book? How does Fraser develop his story to get to each turning point? What happens to the story after a major turning point?

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