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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Russian General, Lipandi, do when Flashman is first introduced to him?
(a) He asks Flashman what the British's plans are for the remainder of the war.
(b) He checks Flashman's breath for alcohol.
(c) He slaps Flashman across the face.
(d) He bows to Flashman.

2. What happens to Willy after he charges the Russians?
(a) He is wounded.
(b) He is touted as a hero.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He almost gets Flashman killed.

3. At Marjorie's party in Chapter 2, what does Flashman stumble upon Elspeth and Lord Cardigan doing?
(a) Riding together on Lord Cardigan's horse.
(b) Dancing together.
(c) Shopping together.
(d) About to be intimate.

4. Who or what does Prince William turn out to be?
(a) A brilliant soldier, eager to do battle.
(b) A spoiled brat.
(c) The greenhorn that Cutts took advantage of at the pool hall.
(d) A lazy, good-for nothing royal.

5. What does Lord Cardigan invite Elspeth to do with him?
(a) To ride to his estate.
(b) To go to dinner.
(c) To go to a lacrosse tournament.
(d) To go to the horse races.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Flashman say that Lord Raglan is the worst kind of General imaginable?

2. How is Prince Albert painted as a character?

3. Who does Flashman unexpectedly meet at the estate where he is staying?

4. Where does Campbell believe that the main Russian advance will be directed?

5. Who is the "fastest" galloper that Raglan sends to deliver a message to Lucan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Lew Nolan goes off about Lord Raglan being a fool.

2. Describe how Elspeth reacts when Flashman confronts her about catching her almost cheating on him with Lord Cardigan.

3. After the incident with Count Ignatieff, why does Flashman understand how Tsar Ivan got his nickname? What is Tsar Ivan's nickname?

4. Describe what made Flashman's spirits lift once he gets to Count Pencherjevsky's estate.

5. When Lord Raglan chooses Flashman to look after Prince William, what are the qualifications he lists that are required for this particular position?

6. Explain how Flashy helped the young naive "greenhorn" in the pool hall beat Cutts in a game of pool. Why did he help the greenhorn?

7. How does Flashy describe the Board of Ordnance, and how does he decide to get through it?

8. Describe Lord Raglan's reaction to Prince William's death.

9. Describe Captain Count Nicholas Pavlovitch Ignatieff.

10. Explain how Flashman got dysentery.

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