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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. Who does Raglan send after the fastest galloper to deliver Lucan a second message?

2. How does Flashman describe the Russian civil servants?

3. Why does Flashman teach Cutts a lesson at the pool hall?

4. Once Flashman gets to mainland Russia, where do they keep him?

5. How does Flashman find his journey through the Russian countryside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Flashman considers Raglan a hypocrite in Chapter 3.

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

4. How does Flashman describe Willy?

5. Describe what made Flashman's spirits lift once he gets to Count Pencherjevsky's estate.

6. Explain the brutal incident that Flashman witnesses near the estate where he is to stay as a prisoner of war.

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

8. Describe how Elspeth reacts when Flashman confronts her about catching her almost cheating on him with Lord Cardigan.

9. Describe the conditions for the British and the French where the siege was laid to take Sevastopol.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that the Cold War, which was very much underway in the 1970s when George MacDonald Fraser wrote Flashman at the Charge, had an influence on how Fraser portrayed Russia in the novel? Why or why not? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, Flashman states that "this memorial isn't about the history of the war, but about me." Despite this pronouncement, he still provides a vivid account of the war. Give your opinion on why he stated the above and support your answer from the text.

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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