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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. In order to make the sled go faster, what do East and Flashman have to do?
2. What is Flashman the most terrified of during his and East's escape?
3. Who is the Silk One's constant companion?
4. Who does Flashman blame for him learning about Item 7?
5. What does Count Ignatieff show Flashman for his own "benefit"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happened with the priest and the political agitator, Blank.
2. Explain why Count Ignatieff decides to take Flashman with him to India.
3. Describe the incident when Flashman first sees how the Pencherjevsky family treats their serfs as sub-human.
4. How does the Silk One react to Flashman's reasoning for not wanting to help Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?
5. Explain why, even though Flashman is a British gentleman and soldier, Count Ignatieff tells him that Flashman will receive no mercy.
6. Describe how East and Flashman were treated in the house of Count Pencherjevsky.
7. Explain why Flashman is momentarily wary of seeing Scud East at Pencherjevsky's estate.
8. How does East feel when Flashman throw's Valla overboard? Describe his reaction.
9. Describe the situation that Flashman walks into when he is put in the cell.
10. How does Flashman try to get out of helping Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
History is often written in the eye of the beholder. The battles shown here in Flashman at the Charge are real historical events, even though Flashman himself was not a real person. Pick one of the major battles in the novel, research its real-life equivalent, and compare and contrast Flashman's account to the account written by true historians.
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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