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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 word does Flashman search for as he lies on the ground waiting for Russian swords to pierce him?

2. What is Flashman's personal nickname for Lord Cardigan?

3. How does Flashman describe the Russian civil servants?

4. How is Lord Raglan finally "stung" into action?

5. Where does the British government decide that Lord Raglan and his army must invade?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flashman describe Willy?

2. Explain why Raglan's orders to Lucan are contradictory.

3. Describe Captain Count Nicholas Pavlovitch Ignatieff.

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

5. What reason is given for Lord Cardigan kicking Flashy out of the 11th Hussars 14 years earlier?

6. Explain why Willy annoys Flashman in the events leading up to, and also during the first part of the Battle of Alma.

7. What was the only probable explanation that the Russians could come up with as for why the Light Brigade Charged?

8. Explain how Flashman got dysentery.

9. Explain why Flashman says that Elspeth is "in her element."

10. Describe how the Battle of Alma is exaggerated in English art.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashman at the Charge was printed as a series of stories in Playboy Magazine. What does that say about the novel? Why do you think Playboy published it in three of their issues? Do you think it appeals to a wider audience than Playboy's target audience?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the women in Flashman's life. Answer the question of whether or not they are strong characters. Are they good role models? Why or why not?

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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