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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in the locket that Willy has around his neck?

2. What does every traveler have to show while traveling in Russia?

3. What does Willy do to annoy Flashman as they are leaving for war?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Flashman catch Lord Cardigan and his wife, Elspeth, doing?

5. What new post does Lord Raglan give to Flashman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only probable explanation that the Russians could come up with as for why the Light Brigade Charged?

2. After the incident with Count Ignatieff, why does Flashman understand how Tsar Ivan got his nickname? What is Tsar Ivan's nickname?

3. Describe the Russian countryside, as seen through Flashman's eyes.

4. Explain why Lew Nolan goes off about Lord Raglan being a fool.

5. Explain why Flashman says that Elspeth is "in her element."

6. How does Flashman catch Elspeth with Lord Cardigan? Describe the events.

7. Explain how Flashy helped the young naive "greenhorn" in the pool hall beat Cutts in a game of pool. Why did he help the greenhorn?

8. Explain how Flashman got dysentery.

9. Explain the outcome of the Charge of the Light Brigade.

10. Describe the scene in Varna when Flashman and Willy arrived.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how social standing and social climbing are at work in this book. How does it affect the characters?

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning of the novel, the gender roles are quite clear--women are the weaker sex, and are silly and ignorant; men are strong and brave. Once Flashman encounters a description of the "Silk One", it seems to challenge the gender roles set down early in the novel. Please compare and contrast the gender roles in the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel. Do you think Flashman has changed his view on women? What view do you George MacDonald Fraser takes of women and their role in society?

Essay Topic 3

Flashman at the Charge was printed as a series of stories in Playboy Magazine. What does that say about the novel? Why do you think Playboy published it in three of their issues? Do you think it appeals to a wider audience than Playboy's target audience?

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