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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 Flashman look forward to sleeping with when he returns to Jhansi?

2. What does Skene arrange for Flashman?

3. What does Flashman say he is finding it difficult to gather in Jhansi?

4. What kind of animal do the royal party hunt?

5. Which of the following feature in Flashman's nightmares?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flashman describe Lakshmibai?

2. How has India changed since the last time Flashman was there?

3. Describe the party at Balmoral.

4. Why does Flashman state that he is not keen on his mission to India?

5. How does Flashman escape the Russians in chapter two?

6. How does Flashman defend British culture?

7. Why do the Thugs want to kill Flashman?

8. Why does Skene think the Queen in Jhansi is dangerous?

9. Why is Jhansi causing Britain a problem?

10. Who is Ilderim Khan?

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 seventies? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine sex in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view sex?

2. Do the characters need to be sex to cope in the world that the author portrays?

3. How did the public react to the book's sex when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

Essay Topic 3

What is Flash's current lifestyle? In what way does Flash's lifestyle not fit in with Victorian society? What kind of lifestyle would someone like Flash would be expected to have in today's society?

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