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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. In what German city does Flash part ways with the waiter?

2. What part of London is the location of the Minor Club?

3. What is the countess' real name?

4. How did Flashman become so rich?

5. How do people refer to the Countess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flash think about Rosanna?

2. How does an affair start between Flash and Rosanna?

3. What happens to Flash when he wakes up after the party?

4. Describe the eventual fight between Gully and Otto.

5. Why is Flash not happy on his return to London in Chapter 4?

6. How does Otto prove his lack of sportsmanship in Chapter 2?

7. How does Flash find himself in a darkened bedroom?

8. What disappoints Flash about the Victorian era?

9. What do the Brits and Otto disagree about in the second chapter?

10. What is Tom's opinion of Otto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Fraser view Bismarck as a historical figure? How much did Fraser had to change Bismarck's character to fit with his story?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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