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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 do Kutebar and Flashman take turns doing?
(a) Singing songs about their native lands.
(b) Trying to bribe the guard to let them out.
(c) Verbally abusing Yakub Beg.
(d) Holding up Yakub Beg to ease his pain.

2. How does Flashman flatter the Pencherjevsky family?
(a) He talks about how wonderful the Russian army is.
(b) He decides to stay in Russia even though he is allowed to go home.
(c) He eagerly learns the Russian language.
(d) He buys them expensive wine.

3. What drives the serfs to finally revolt against Count Pencherjevsky?
(a) When he knocks out one too many.
(b) When he sleeps with one of the serf women.
(c) When his Cossacks kill the political agitator, Blank.
(d) When his Cossacks kill a priest.

4. Flashman goes snooping through East's writings and discovers a long letter to whom?
(a) Valla.
(b) Lord Cardigan.
(c) Lord Raglan.
(d) Tom Brown.

5. What is the danger that East heard?
(a) The crying of a woman.
(b) The shooting of guns.
(c) The cry of wolves.
(d) Distant hoof beats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Flashman, East and Valla first refuel and get supplies during their escape?

2. Who is the Silk One's constant companion?

3. How does Flashman portray Aunt Sara?

4. How does Flashman wake up on the second night of being in the cell?

5. Who does Flashman blame for him learning about Item 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how East and Flashman were treated in the house of Count Pencherjevsky.

2. What are the events that occur during the peasant rebellion, which allow Flashman and East to escape?

3. Explain why Count Pencherjevsky doesn't like Valla's husband?

4. What obstacles must East and Flashman overcome in order to make a successful escape?

5. Describe the situation that Flashman walks into when he is put in the cell.

6. Explain why Flashman is momentarily wary of seeing Scud East at Pencherjevsky's estate.

7. How does Flashman try to get out of helping Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?

8. Why does Scud East avoid family dinners with Count Pencherjevsky and his family?

9. Describe how Flashman sees his arrival in India going in Chapter 10.

10. Explain how Flashman found out that the Silk One was actually a female.

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