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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. How does Flashman describe the young girl flirting with him?

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

3. When does Flashman say he feels affection for Ranalova?

4. What does the Queen order Vavalana to do with the chicken skin?

5. Where do people facing the death penalty hideout?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize chapter 9.

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

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

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

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

6. Summarize Chapter 12.

7. Describe the setting in Chapter 9.

8. Why does Haslam say he kidnapped Elspeth?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is an anti-hero? How does Flashman conform to the idea of an anti-hero? What does Fraser's use of an anti-hero say about his thoughts on the myth of the hero in general?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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