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

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

3. What does Count Ignatieff show Flashman for his own "benefit"?
(a) He shows Flashman a starving prisoner.
(b) He shoots a prisoner in front of Flashman.
(c) He knouts a prisoner in front of Flashman.
(d) He shows Flashman the slave labor he will be doing.

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

5. Who puts Valla in Flashman's care during the peasant uprising?
(a) Aunt Sara.
(b) Scud East.
(c) Count Pencherjevsky.
(d) Count Ignatieff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Count Ignatieff warn Flashman not to expect any mercy from them?

2. Why is the peasant uprising opportune for East and Flashman?

3. Who does Count Pencherjevsky's family consist of?

4. Where do Flashman and Scud East know each other from?

5. Where is Count Ignatieff eventually taking Flashman?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the situation that Flashman walks into when he is put in the cell.

3. How does Flashman try to get out of helping Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?

4. Describe how Flashman sees his arrival in India going in Chapter 10.

5. Explain how Flashman and East end up taking Valla with them on their escape.

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

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

8. Explain why Flashman called Yakub Beg and his companion Panthans.

9. How does the Silk One react to Flashman's reasoning for not wanting to help Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?

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

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