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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Elspeth attend a dance with in May?
(a) Prince William.
(b) Lord Cardigan.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Flashy.

2. What fate awaits Flashman when he is captured after his escape attempt?
(a) Stoning.
(b) Flogging.
(c) Knouting.
(d) Hanging.

3. Why does Flashman pull strings to join the Board of Ordnance?
(a) Because he gets along very well with its commander, Lord Cardigan.
(b) Because he is in a hurry to prove himself as a hero.
(c) Because he believes it is the safest, and he knows he cannot avoid service.
(d) Because he wants to impress his wife.

4. What is the purpose of Aunt Sara introducing Flashman to the Russian steam bath?
(a) To get him to bathe himself.
(b) To seduce him and test his virility.
(c) To warm him up from the bitter Russian cold.
(d) To get him to relax.

5. What two characteristics are used to paint Lord Cardigan as a villain?
(a) His speech impediment and obnoxious laugh.
(b) His smile and his flirtatious nature.
(c) His flirtatious nature and his speech impediment.
(d) His deafness in one ear and his obnoxious laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Prince William demand to have while shopping with Flashman?

2. What does Willy do to annoy Flashman as they are leaving for war?

3. Who does Lord Raglan bestow the "privilege" of ordering the whole army to march forward towards the Russians to?

4. What is odd about Captain Count Nicholas Pavlovitch Ignatieff's eyes?

5. How does Flashman describe the Russian civil servants?

(see the answer key)

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