2. After the rescue, where do the Tajiks take Flashman after riding for hours?
(a) Back to Russia.
(b) An oasis deep in the Red Sands of Kizil Kum.
(c) To India.
(d) To Afghanistan.

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

4. What makes Flashman re-think rebelling against the work he is doing in the cell?
(a) He knows he needs these guys.
(b) He has nothing better to do.
(c) One look at Kutebar's face.
(d) Yakub Beg's screams of agony.

5. When the Russians surround Flashman, what does he say he is waiting for?
(a) A hot drink of brandy.
(b) A flogging.
(c) The pierce of a lance.
(d) Valla to come save him.

6. What drives the serfs to finally revolt against Count Pencherjevsky?
(a) When his Cossacks kill a priest.
(b) When his Cossacks kill the political agitator, Blank.
(c) When he sleeps with one of the serf women.
(d) When he knocks out one too many.

7. Who is the Silk One's father?
(a) Ko Dali.
(b) Yakub Beg.
(c) They don't know.
(d) Kutebar.

8. What does Kutebar say that a word of thanks between warriors should be?
(a) Like a hoofbeat, loudly uttered.
(b) Like a heartbeat, hardly heard.
(c) Not said at all.
(d) Saying thank you is an insult.

9. Who does Flashman blame for him learning about Item 7?
(a) Scud East.
(b) Valla.
(c) Count Pencherjevsky.
(d) Aunt Sara.

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

11. What language do the two other prisoners speak, and how does Flashman know?
(a) They speak Russian, which Flashman understands perfectly.
(b) They speak Persian, which Flashman understands perfectly.
(c) They speak English.
(d) They speak French, which Flashman understands perfectly.

12. What does Valla do the first time that Flashman makes a pass at her?
(a) She punches him in the groin.
(b) She screams and runs away.
(c) She gives in very quickly.
(d) She runs to find Scud East.

13. What does the Silk One call Flashman?
(a) An infidel.
(b) A very brave man.
(c) A fool.
(d) A coward.

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

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