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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. Why does Flashman feel he would have been more qualified to deliver the message to Lord Raglan?
2. What does East do to Flashman when their escape fails?
3. Why does Flashman believe Scud East abandoned him?
4. After the Russian steam bath, what does Count Pencherjevsky propose to Flashman?
5. How long is Flashman guaranteed life for while in captivity with the Russians?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the events that occur during the peasant rebellion, which allow Flashman and East to escape?
2. Explain why Count Pencherjevsky doesn't like Valla's husband?
3. How does Flashman describe the passage through the Arabian Nights?
4. Why does Scud East avoid family dinners with Count Pencherjevsky and his family?
5. Describe how East and Flashman were treated in the house of Count Pencherjevsky.
6. How does Flashman try to get out of helping Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?
7. What obstacles must East and Flashman overcome in order to make a successful escape?
8. Explain why Count Ignatieff decides to take Flashman with him to India.
9. Explain why, even though Flashman is a British gentleman and soldier, Count Ignatieff tells him that Flashman will receive no mercy.
10. How does Flashman describe the landscape as they escape in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Do you think that George MacDonald Fraser uses stereotypes in Flashman at the Charge? Why or why not? Please support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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