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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 does Flash meet up with again at the beginning of the third chapter?

2. In what British city does Flashman reside?

3. What is Rosanna posing as at the theater?

4. What does Flashman discover about his wife when he returns home?

5. Why does Flashman decide not to confront his wife about her infidelities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Harry Flashman's character.

2. Why does the policeman refuse to arrest Flash?

3. What is Tom's opinion of Otto?

4. How does Otto defeat Flash in the steeplechase race?

5. What does Otto tell Flash before he leaves Tom's house?

6. What is Otto's opinion of boxing?

7. What does Flash think about Rosanna?

8. What does Flash overhear about Lola?

9. What disappoints Flash about the Victorian era?

10. How does the theater crowd react to Rosanna's posing as a Spanish dancer?

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 Flash's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the one he is at the end.

1. What did Flash hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Flash ideas about life?

3. How has Flash's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does Flash's life style go against Victorian values? Why does popular culture often represent characters like Flash as archaic?

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