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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 kind of material is a tanguin?

2. What does the note say that Laborde hands to Flashman?

3. What has a British warship protested about?

4. Where does Flashman briefly reunite with Flashman?

5. What does Fankanonikaka give Flashman to drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Haslam say he kidnapped Elspeth?

2. What does Flashman view from the anteroom?

3. How does Flashman react when the Queen threatens to torture him?

4. Why does J.B. say pirates are not necessarily criminals in Asia?

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

6. What sacrifice does Paintingi make in Chapter 7?

7. How does Laborde help Flashman in Chapter 9?

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

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

10. What does de Rothschild think about Elspeth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1840s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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