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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yakub Beg tells Flashman that he is the first foreigner to what?
(a) Infiltrate their Oasis.
(b) Help them fight.
(c) Sit at the circle with them.
(d) Save his life.

2. Why is Kutebar in the cell?
(a) Because he stole from the Russians.
(b) Because he tried to rescue the Silk One.
(c) Because he got drunk and picked fight with the Russians.
(d) Because he tried to rescue Yakub Beg.

3. How does the Count think of Flashman?
(a) He does't care one way or another.
(b) He thinks of Flashman as a son.
(c) He doesn't care much for Flashman.
(d) He thinks Flashman is brave, but stupid.

4. What noise does Kutebar make in the cell during the dead of night at Fort Raim?
(a) He makes an animal cry.
(b) He is completely silent.
(c) He screams.
(d) A low whistle, which most people wouldn't even notice.

5. What does the Silk One do to help persuade Flashman to fight?
(a) She yells at him.
(b) She tells him she loves him.
(c) She says nothing, and he feels guilty.
(d) She seduces him.

6. Why is Flashman annoyed at East for giving Valla something for sleep?
(a) Flashman couldn't care less if East gave her something or not.
(b) Flashman wanted the opportunity to comfort the half-naked blonde.
(c) Flashman was afraid he'd given her too much.
(d) Flashman wanted Valla to be alert for danger.

7. What does East do to Flashman when their escape fails?
(a) East runs away in fear.
(b) East miraculously lifts the sled off Flashman and they escape.
(c) East decides to stay and fight with his commrade.
(d) East abandon's him underneath the overturned sled.

8. What is the scene that Flashman encounters when he is placed in the cell with two men?
(a) A terrible smell of the two men who haven't bathed.
(b) One man hanging from all for limbs and another underneath him trying to hold him up.
(c) Flashman passes out when he reaches the cell.
(d) Both men are pased out on the cell floor.

9. Why does Scud invite Flashman outside to go for a walk to talk?
(a) Because Scud feels like some exercise.
(b) Because he is afraid of Flashman and didn't want to be alone with him.
(c) Because the house is stuffy and warm.
(d) Because there are "speaking tubes" in each of their rooms.

10. What does Count Pencherjevsky believe is the main reason for serf uprisings?
(a) Sleeping with serf women or selling them as concubines.
(b) Their lack of good food.
(c) Their lack of good vodka.
(d) Their lack of shelter from the cold.

11. Why is Flashman sure that Afghanistan will side with the Russians?
(a) Because the Russians were treating the Afghans better than the British.
(b) Because the Britishwere in a war with Afghanistan some 15 year prior.
(c) He didn't know, but he was hoping the Afghans would side with the British.
(d) Because Afghanistan and Russia formed a secret alliance.

12. What does Flashman admire about Count Pencherjevsky?
(a) His record as a solider.
(b) His taste for fine things.
(c) His treatment of the serfs.
(d) His brutish manner.

13. What do Kutebar and Flashman take turns doing?
(a) Singing songs about their native lands.
(b) Holding up Yakub Beg to ease his pain.
(c) Trying to bribe the guard to let them out.
(d) Verbally abusing Yakub Beg.

14. How long is Flashman guaranteed life for while in captivity with the Russians?
(a) At least a year.
(b) 4 days.
(c) He isn't guaranteed life.
(d) 4 months.

15. What is the name of the man that Flashman relieves when he arrives in the cell?
(a) Flashman can't understand his name.
(b) The Silk One
(c) Yakub Beg
(d) Izzat Kutebar

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens as Flashman and East are nearly free?

3. Where is Flashman caught geographically after his escape from Starovosk?

4. What does Flashman suppose in the first line of Chapter 8?

5. When the Russian Soldiers come upon Flashman in the snow, what do they do?

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