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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. Where do people facing the death penalty hideout?

2. Whose deaths does Flashman witness as he floats away?

3. What is Elspeth dressed in when she greets Flashman?

4. Who does Paitingi think is preparing a trap for them?

5. Who does Flashman go off to alert?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize chapter 9.

2. How does the Prince want Flashman to help him in Chapter 11?

3. What does de Rothschild think about Elspeth?

4. What is fitting about the name Phlegethon?

5. What sacrifice does Paintingi make in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

9. What does Flashman learn from Laborde in Chapter 8?

10. What does Flashman view from the anteroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How do Flashman and Elspeth show their love for each other? In what way are the events in the novel an important moment in their relationship? In what does the novel show that Flashman and Elspeth are perfect for each other?

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