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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What regiment does Flashman "tactfully" suggest that he and Prince William be assigned to?
(a) The 17th.
(b) Flashy suggested that they stay out of any combat.
(c) The Board of Ordnance.
(d) The 11th Hussars.

2. What happens when Flashman finally is able to complete his first mission?
(a) He never finds Campbell.
(b) He is told that his information is out of date.
(c) He finds Campbell mortally wounded.
(d) He is told that Campbell been killed.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Flashman catch Lord Cardigan and his wife, Elspeth, doing?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Playing pool.
(c) Riding.
(d) Having a picnic.

4. At Marjorie's party in Chapter 2, what does Flashman stumble upon Elspeth and Lord Cardigan doing?
(a) Shopping together.
(b) Riding together on Lord Cardigan's horse.
(c) Dancing together.
(d) About to be intimate.

5. Who does Lord Raglan bestow the "privilege" of ordering the whole army to march forward towards the Russians to?
(a) Prince William.
(b) Flashman.
(c) Lord Cardigan.
(d) Raglan gives the order himself.

6. What is the purpose of taking Flashman as a prisoner of war?
(a) To marry him off to a Russian girl.
(b) To torture information out of him.
(c) To eventually kill him.
(d) He can be swapped for Russian prisoners of war that the British have.

7. How does Flashman teach Cutts a lesson?
(a) He gets a "shaved" ball and makes a public fool of Cutts.
(b) He says that he will "get him back".
(c) He starts a fight in the pool hall.
(d) He sits him down and gives him a long, stern talking to.

8. What country does Britain go to war with?
(a) The United States.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Bulgaria.

9. What country are Britain and France fighting for in order to protect it?
(a) Germany.
(b) Turkey.
(c) France.
(d) Britain.

10. What is Prince William's nickname?
(a) Willy.
(b) Billy.
(c) William.
(d) Bill.

11. Why is Flashman's wife mortified?
(a) Because he wouldn't be wearing the proud pink and blue of the 11th Hussars.
(b) Because he is a coward.
(c) Because he is having an affair.
(d) Because he wasn't able to get into the Board of Ordnance.

12. What diseases are both the British and the Russian armies suffering from?
(a) Small Pox and Measles.
(b) The Flu and Polio.
(c) The common cold and the Black Plague.
(d) Dysentary and Cholera.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Flashman goes to charge down the slope, what does he tell Willy to do?

2. How does Flashman describe the Battle of Alma from the start?

3. Who does Elspeth attend a dance with in May?

4. Who does Flashman believe that Satan would be if he were a human being?

5. When Lord Raglan and Flashman are speaking about William after the battle, what does Raglan tell Flashman he has done?

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