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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. At Marjorie's party in Chapter 2, what does Flashman stumble upon Elspeth and Lord Cardigan doing?
2. How well does Prince William perform his duties in the army?
3. What country does Britain go to war with?
4. What does Flashman say is common practice when a staff galloper is given a written message?
5. For a month after the war begins, what are Flashman and Prince William doing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Flashman give for being jealous after seeing Elspeth's interaction with Lord Cardigan?
2. Explain why Raglan's orders to Lucan are contradictory.
3. How does Flashman describe Willy?
4. Explain the outcome of the Charge of the Light Brigade.
5. Explain why Flashman says that Elspeth is "in her element."
6. After the incident with Count Ignatieff, why does Flashman understand how Tsar Ivan got his nickname? What is Tsar Ivan's nickname?
7. Describe the conditions for the British and the French where the siege was laid to take Sevastopol.
8. How does Flashy describe the Board of Ordnance, and how does he decide to get through it?
9. Why does Flashman weep so bitterly when he finds Willy dead?
10. Explain the brutal incident that Flashman witnesses near the estate where he is to stay as a prisoner of war.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think Lord Raglan is being hypocritical in his admonition of Flashman regarding the death of Prince William? Describe why or why not, and support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Do you consider Count Pencherverjevsky's slaves rising up against him as ironic? Why or why not? Please support your answer.
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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