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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) Save his life.
(b) Infiltrate their Oasis.
(c) Sit at the circle with them.
(d) Help them fight.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Flashman suppose in the first line of Chapter 8?
(a) That he "probably shouldn't have tried to escape."
(b) That his "life has been full of poetic justice."
(c) That he "probably shouldn't have tossed Valla out of the carraige."
(d) That "East was not as good of a Christian" as he thought.

9. 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.

10. What does Flashman imagine he will be touted once he's able to get the news to his commanders about the Russian Invasion?
(a) The Saviour of England.
(b) The Russian Rogue.
(c) The Saviour of the Queen.
(d) The Saviour of India.

11. Who does Count Pencherjevsky's family consist of?
(a) Himself and his daughter only.
(b) Himself only; he doesn't think much of women.
(c) Himself, his wife and his daughter, Valla.
(d) Himself, his daughter Valla, and Aunt Sara.

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

13. Where is Flashman caught geographically after his escape from Starovosk?
(a) At Yenitchi.
(b) They don't catch him, he gets away!
(c) At Starotorsk.
(d) On the "Arrow of Arabat."

14. How do East and Flashman manage the 5 to 6 hour sled ride to Yenitchi without freezing to death?
(a) They drink copious amounts of brandy.
(b) They both lie closely to Valla.
(c) They sit closely to each other for warmth.
(d) They take turns driving.

15. In order to make the sled go faster, what do East and Flashman have to do?
(a) Push the sled.
(b) Make the sled run straighter.
(c) Make the sled lighter.
(d) Make the horses run faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Flashman finally goes to his cell after witnessing the "demonstration", why does he feel relieved?

2. What does East give Valla to make sure she sleeps for the majority of the ride?

3. What is Flashman's survival strategy for when the odds are against him?

4. What is the tortured man's name?

5. Who is the Silk One's constant companion?

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