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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 does Flashman say is common practice when a staff galloper is given a written message?
2. How does Flashman teach Cutts a lesson?
3. What does Willy do to annoy Flashman as they are leaving for war?
4. Why does Flashman teach Cutts a lesson at the pool hall?
5. As a prisoner of war, how is Flashman treated?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Flashman react when Willy states that he wants a whore?
2. When Lord Raglan chooses Flashman to look after Prince William, what are the qualifications he lists that are required for this particular position?
3. Explain why Raglan's orders to Lucan are contradictory.
4. Explain why Flashman considers Raglan a hypocrite in Chapter 3.
5. Does Flashman believe his wife when she claims she didn't know that Lord Cardigan would be in her room? Explain why or why not.
6. Describe the Russian countryside, as seen through Flashman's eyes.
7. What reason does Flashman give for being jealous after seeing Elspeth's interaction with Lord Cardigan?
8. Explain why Lew Nolan goes off about Lord Raglan being a fool.
9. Why does Flashman weep so bitterly when he finds Willy dead?
10. What was the only probable explanation that the Russians could come up with as for why the Light Brigade Charged?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 9, Flashman has a strange dream while still in the cell with Yakub Beg and Kutebar. What do you think the dream means? Support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Do you think that Harry Flashman represents an archetype? Discuss why or why not, and use examples from the novel to back up your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Harry Flashman is clearly the protagonist of the novel, but would you consider him a hero or an anti-hero? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
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