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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 does the note say that Laborde hands to Flashman?

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

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

4. How does Paitingi almost capsize his boat?

5. Why is Flashman cautious of Laborde?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize chapter 9.

2. What does de Rothschild think about Elspeth?

3. Describe the setting in Chapter 12.

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

5. How does Laborde help Flashman in Chapter 9?

6. Summarize Chapter 12.

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

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

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

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

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

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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