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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 shoots Hansen?

2. Where does Flash travel to at the end of the chapter?

3. What does Flash think Irma is trying to avoid?

4. What is the season in this section?

5. What does Elspeth comment on when she first sees Flash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rudi's new plan?

2. What do the two ministers tell Flash before the wedding ceremony?

3. Why can Gustaf currently not marry Irma?

4. How does Flash seduce the chambermaid?

5. How does Lola double cross Flash?

6. How and why does Otto scar Flash?

7. What does Flash tell the men at the cabin?

8. How do the Morrisons and Elspeth react to Flash's arrival?

9. Why does Flash decide he has to return to the castle?

10. How does the crowd react when Lola walks to her carriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is the novel overall argument? How does think this argument relate to 1970s society? How does Fraser construct the story to communicate his argument clearly and effectively?

Essay Topic 3

What was Britain like before the Victorian era? How did the Victorian era effect socialites like Harry Flashman? How has the Victorian era helped to shape British identity.

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