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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Flashman portray Aunt Sara?
(a) As very shrewd.
(b) As very quiet and slightly horse-faced.
(c) As beautiful, but a little old for his taste.
(d) As very loud and boisterous.

2. Why doesn't Flashman take part in the siege operations?
(a) Because he is out of favor with Lord Raglan.
(b) Because he is a coward and hides away.
(c) Because he was ill for several weeks with dysentery.
(d) He does take part in the seige operations.

3. Who or what does Prince William turn out to be?
(a) A lazy, good-for nothing royal.
(b) A brilliant soldier, eager to do battle.
(c) The greenhorn that Cutts took advantage of at the pool hall.
(d) A spoiled brat.

4. What is the "white terror" in Russia?
(a) Snow.
(b) The secret police.
(c) A type of disease, like the plague.
(d) White slaves.

5. After the Russian steam bath, what does Count Pencherjevsky propose to Flashman?
(a) That Flashman sleep with Valla and try to get her pregnant.
(b) That Flashman sleep with Aunt Sara and try to get her pregnant.
(c) That Flashman should take baths more often.
(d) That Flashman try to make an escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fate awaits Flashman when he is captured after his escape attempt?

2. What is Flashman the most terrified of during his and East's escape?

3. What surprises Flashman about the Russian peasants?

4. What diseases are both the British and the Russian armies suffering from?

5. After Flashman and Elspeth settle their row, what does Flashy forget to do?

(see the answer key)

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