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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 is the season in this section?

2. What does the old man give Flash in Chapter 7?

3. How does Lola treat Flash?

4. With whom does Flash later learn Lola has taken up?

5. What does Lola leave for Flash in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening in Munich when Flash arrives?

2. What is Rudi's new plan?

3. What is Flash's first impression of Irma?

4. How does Lola double cross Flash?

5. Where does Otto say he saw Flash before their meeting in the carriage?

6. How does Flash steal the jewels from Irma?

7. Why does Flash agree to go along with the men's plan?

8. How and why does Otto scar Flash?

9. How does Flash fall into the pit?

10. Describe Flash and Irma's wedding night.

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

Examine Flash's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Flash's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does ROYAL FLASH add to Flash's character?

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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