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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 is the "fastest" galloper that Raglan sends to deliver a message to Lucan?

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

3. In the second message, how does Raglan order Lucan to behave?

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

5. What is Flashman doing when he catches Elspeth and Lord Cardigan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Flashman react when Willy states that he wants a whore?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

Harry Flashman is clearly the protagonist of the novel, but would you consider him a hero or an anti-hero? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Flashman compares British women and Russian women in Chapter 6. What differences and/or similarities does he note? Do these differences make his actions towards Russian women any different from his actions towards British women? Support your answer.

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