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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Billy Russell?
(a) He is a journalist.
(b) He is Lew Nolan's valet.
(c) He is a soldier.
(d) He is Flashman's good friend.

2. What does Billy Russell tell Flashman will happen "in a day or so"?
(a) That the war will be over.
(b) That they'll get to go home.
(c) That Flashman will be kicked out of the army for allowing Willy to die.
(d) That Lord Raglan won't hold a grudge against Flashman for Prince Williams death.

3. Who's estate is Flashman staying at while he is a prisoner of war?
(a) It's an old hotel in the Russian countryside owned by the government.
(b) With Count Pencherjevksy.
(c) With Count Ignatieff.
(d) The estate of a peasant family.

4. Why does Flashman say that Lord Raglan is the worst kind of General imaginable?
(a) Because he is weak and cowardly.
(b) Because Lord Raglan just wants to go home.
(c) Because he is brave, optimistic and ready to take on all the odds.
(d) Because Lord Raglan blames Flashman for the Prince's death.

5. Who is the "fastest" galloper that Raglan sends to deliver a message to Lucan?
(a) Lord Cardigan.
(b) Harry Flashman.
(c) Lew Nolan.
(d) Billy Russell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Willy do when confronted with the battle?

2. What is the "white terror" in Russia?

3. What country does Britain go to war with?

4. How well does Prince William perform his duties in the army?

5. What has Flashman clearly been trying to avoid?

(see the answer key)

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