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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Flashman blame for him learning about Item 7?
(a) Valla.
(b) Aunt Sara.
(c) Scud East.
(d) Count Pencherjevsky.
2. What fairytale character does Flashman compare Count Pencherjevsky to?
(a) The giant from Jack and the Bean Stalk.
(b) The evil queen in Sleeping Beauty.
(c) Grumpy in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
(d) The wolf in Little Red Riding Hood.
3. What language do the two other prisoners speak, and how does Flashman know?
(a) They speak English.
(b) They speak Persian, which Flashman understands perfectly.
(c) They speak French, which Flashman understands perfectly.
(d) They speak Russian, which Flashman understands perfectly.
4. What action does Flashman take to accomplish the task of making the sled go faster?
(a) He gets out and pushes the sled.
(b) He throws supplies, the sled cover and Valla overboard.
(c) He whips the horses until they run harder.
(d) He throws the supplies and the sled cover overboard.
5. 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 take turns driving.
(d) They sit closely to each other for warmth.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the rescue, where do the Tajiks take Flashman after riding for hours?
2. What is the purpose of Aunt Sara introducing Flashman to the Russian steam bath?
3. What makes Flashman re-think rebelling against the work he is doing in the cell?
4. When Flashman finally goes to his cell after witnessing the "demonstration", why does he feel relieved?
5. Where is Flashman eager to get to after he's been rescued?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe why Flashman feels comforted by the desert.
2. What obstacles must East and Flashman overcome in order to make a successful escape?
3. Describe what happened with the priest and the political agitator, Blank.
4. How does Flashman eventually get caught? What happens to Scud East?
5. Why does Scud East avoid family dinners with Count Pencherjevsky and his family?
6. Explain why Count Ignatieff decides to take Flashman with him to India.
7. Explain why Flashman might consider his predicament in Chapter 8 as "poetic justice".
8. Explain why East left Flashman to the Russians.
9. Describe the dream the Flashman had the second night he was in the cell.
10. How does East feel when Flashman throw's Valla overboard? Describe his reaction.
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