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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. When Flashman re-joins the siege operations, what is his first mission?
2. Why does Flashman teach Cutts a lesson at the pool hall?
3. What is in the locket that Willy has around his neck?
4. What has Flashman clearly been trying to avoid?
5. How does Flashman meet Captain Count Nicholas Pavlovitch Ignatieff?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lord Raglan chooses Flashman to look after Prince William, what are the qualifications he lists that are required for this particular position?
2. Explain the brutal incident that Flashman witnesses near the estate where he is to stay as a prisoner of war.
3. Describe Elspeth's reaction when she finds out that Flashy has signed up with the Board of Ordnance instead of his old regiment the Hussars.
4. Describe the Russian countryside, as seen through Flashman's eyes.
5. Explain why Flashman says that Elspeth is "in her element."
6. Explain the outcome of the Charge of the Light Brigade.
7. Describe the conditions for the British and the French where the siege was laid to take Sevastopol.
8. Why does Flashman weep so bitterly when he finds Willy dead?
9. Describe how Elspeth reacts when Flashman confronts her about catching her almost cheating on him with Lord Cardigan.
10. In Flashman's opinion, why did it take so long for them to march toward Sevastopol?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you consider Count Pencherverjevsky's slaves rising up against him as ironic? Why or why not? Please support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Harry Flashman to Count Pencherjevsky. Do you think they are similar sort of men, or very different? Support your answer using the text.
Essay Topic 3
In the beginning of the novel, the gender roles are quite clear--women are the weaker sex, and are silly and ignorant; men are strong and brave. Once Flashman encounters a description of the "Silk One", it seems to challenge the gender roles set down early in the novel. Please compare and contrast the gender roles in the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel. Do you think Flashman has changed his view on women? What view do you George MacDonald Fraser takes of women and their role in society?
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