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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. What happens as Flashman and East are nearly free?
(a) They get lost in a blizzard.
(b) The horses trip and the sled overturns.
(c) They escape!
(d) They are shot by Russian officers.

2. Where do Flashman, East and Valla first refuel and get supplies during their escape?
(a) At the Sea of Azov.
(b) In Yenitchi.
(c) Arabat.
(d) Starotorsk.

3. What is Flashman the most terrified of during his and East's escape?
(a) Being found out by Russian soldiers.
(b) Being caught with his pants down by East.
(c) That Valla will freeze to death.
(d) Being attacked by wolves.

4. What does Flashman surmise is the only way that people like Scud East and Tom Brown will ever be happy?
(a) If their morality is being tried and they can feel like they are doing the right thing.
(b) Flashman doesn't think they will ever be happy.
(c) If they live a quiet, Christian life.
(d) If they ever fell in love and got married.

5. Who is the Silk One's constant companion?
(a) Yakub Beg.
(b) Harry Flashman.
(c) She doesn't have a companion.
(d) A little Persian kitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "Put no faith in women, and as much in Chinese"?

2. When the Russians surround Flashman, what does he say he is waiting for?

3. How does the Count think of Flashman?

4. Why does Scud invite Flashman outside to go for a walk to talk?

5. Flashman goes snooping through East's writings and discovers a long letter to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the events that occur during the peasant rebellion, which allow Flashman and East to escape?

2. Describe the incident when Flashman first sees how the Pencherjevsky family treats their serfs as sub-human.

3. How does Flashman describe the landscape as they escape in Chapter 7?

4. Explain why Flashman is momentarily wary of seeing Scud East at Pencherjevsky's estate.

5. Explain how Flashman found out that the Silk One was actually a female.

6. Describe what happened with the priest and the political agitator, Blank.

7. Explain why Izzat Kutebar feels slightly ashamed of the way that he, Flashman and Yakub Beg were rescued from Fort Raim.

8. Explain why Count Pencherjevsky doesn't like Valla's husband?

9. Explain why East left Flashman to the Russians.

10. Describe the dream the Flashman had the second night he was in the cell.

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