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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. Who does Flashman try to kiss up to in Chapter 10?

2. What does Flashman do with Laborde's note after he finishes reading it?

3. What does Ranavalona order in Chapter 12?

4. What is the name of the queen's tribe?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Flashman worried about in Chapter 11?

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

9. What is fitting about the name Phlegethon?

10. Summarize chapter 9.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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