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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 does Lord Raglan conclude after reviewing Flashman's file?

2. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Flashman vow to do?

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

4. What does the Russian General, Lipandi, do when Flashman is first introduced to him?

5. When Flashman goes to charge down the slope, what does he tell Willy to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Elspeth's reaction when she finds out that Flashy has signed up with the Board of Ordnance instead of his old regiment the Hussars.

2. What reason is given for Lord Cardigan kicking Flashy out of the 11th Hussars 14 years earlier?

3. Why does Flashman weep so bitterly when he finds Willy dead?

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

5. Describe how the Battle of Alma is exaggerated in English art.

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

7. What reason does Flashman give for being jealous after seeing Elspeth's interaction with Lord Cardigan?

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

9. How does Flashy describe the Board of Ordnance, and how does he decide to get through it?

10. Explain why Willy annoys Flashman in the events leading up to, and also during the first part of the Battle of Alma.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that it is Flashman's fault that Prince William died? Why or why not? Please support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

History is often written in the eye of the beholder. The battles shown here in Flashman at the Charge are real historical events, even though Flashman himself was not a real person. Pick one of the major battles in the novel, research its real-life equivalent, and compare and contrast Flashman's account to the account written by true historians.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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