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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 action does Flashman take to accomplish the task of making the sled go faster?
(a) He throws supplies, the sled cover and Valla overboard.
(b) He throws the supplies and the sled cover overboard.
(c) He gets out and pushes the sled.
(d) He whips the horses until they run harder.

2. When the Russian Soldiers come upon Flashman in the snow, what do they do?
(a) They send him back to Pencherjevsky's estate.
(b) They leave him to be eaten by the wolves.
(c) They knock him unconscious.
(d) They kill him.

3. What does Count Pencherjevsky believe is the main reason for serf uprisings?
(a) Their lack of shelter from the cold.
(b) Sleeping with serf women or selling them as concubines.
(c) Their lack of good food.
(d) Their lack of good vodka.

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

5. Why does Flashman believe Scud East abandoned him?
(a) Because Flashman tossed Valla overboard the sled.
(b) Because he truly wanted to deliver the message to Lord Raglan.
(c) Because he was freezing and wanted to find shelter.
(d) Because he was terrified and wanted to get away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kutebar say that a word of thanks between warriors should be?

2. Who puts Valla in Flashman's care during the peasant uprising?

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

4. What is Item 7?

5. Who does Flashman blame for him learning about Item 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain why East left Flashman to the Russians.

5. Describe how East and Flashman were treated in the house of Count Pencherjevsky.

6. Describe why Flashman feels comforted by the desert.

7. Why does Scud East avoid family dinners with Count Pencherjevsky and his family?

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

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

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

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