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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 has rescued Flashman?

2. What country is eager for Prince Rakota to rule them?

3. What do spies report two days after the battle?

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

5. What does Muller disappear into?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What sacrifice does Paintingi make in Chapter 7?

3. Describe the setting in Chapter 9.

4. What does de Rothschild think about Elspeth?

5. How does Laborde help Flashman in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Flashman view from the anteroom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following historical figures in Fraser's book and discuss how he represents them and why he represents that person in that manner? Are there people who would argue against Fraser's representation of that person's life?

1. J.B.

2. The Queen of Madagascar.

3. Jean Laborde.

4. Prince Rakota.

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