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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. Why does Scud invite Flashman outside to go for a walk to talk?
(a) Because the house is stuffy and warm.
(b) Because he is afraid of Flashman and didn't want to be alone with him.
(c) Because there are "speaking tubes" in each of their rooms.
(d) Because Scud feels like some exercise.

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

3. Who is Izzat Kutebar?
(a) He is a tradesman.
(b) He is a prince.
(c) He is a governor.
(d) He is a bandit.

4. 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.

5. Once they arrive in Syr Daria, where is Flashman placed?
(a) Flashman is handcuffed to Ignatieff at all times.
(b) Flashman is chained to two Cossacks at all times.
(c) Flashman has a specially guarded tent.
(d) In a jail at Fort Raim with two other prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Flashman suppose in the first line of Chapter 8?

3. Where does Flashman say he will finally feel safe?

4. What does Count Pencherjevsky believe is the main reason for serf uprisings?

5. What is Flashman doing when East alerts him to danger during their escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles must East and Flashman overcome in order to make a successful escape?

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

3. Explain why East left Flashman to the Russians.

4. How does Flashman describe the passage through the Arabian Nights?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Flashman eventually get caught? What happens to Scud East?

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

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