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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. How does Flashman describe the Battle of Alma from the start?
2. How does Flashman describe the Russian soldiers?
3. For a month after the war begins, what are Flashman and Prince William doing?
4. Why does Flashman teach Cutts a lesson at the pool hall?
5. What is the name of the high-priced, discreet establishment that Flashman takes Prince William to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Captain Count Nicholas Pavlovitch Ignatieff.
2. Explain the brutal incident that Flashman witnesses near the estate where he is to stay as a prisoner of war.
3. Describe how Elspeth reacts when Flashman confronts her about catching her almost cheating on him with Lord Cardigan.
4. Explain why Flashman considers Raglan a hypocrite in Chapter 3.
5. Explain why Flashman says that Elspeth is "in her element."
6. 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.
7. Describe the scene in Varna when Flashman and Willy arrived.
8. Explain why Lew Nolan goes off about Lord Raglan being a fool.
9. How does Flashman react when Willy states that he wants a whore?
10. When Lord Raglan chooses Flashman to look after Prince William, what are the qualifications he lists that are required for this particular position?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think Lord Raglan is being hypocritical in his admonition of Flashman regarding the death of Prince William? Describe why or why not, and support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Do you think that Flashman at the Charge is a social commentary about the time period it was written in? Could it also serve as a social commentary to the time it was published in (1973)?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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