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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 action does Flashman take to accomplish the task of making the sled go faster?
2. Where do Flashman and Scud East know each other from?
3. What does East give Valla to make sure she sleeps for the majority of the ride?
4. How does Flashman flatter the Pencherjevsky family?
5. How do East and Flashman manage the 5 to 6 hour sled ride to Yenitchi without freezing to death?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what happened with the priest and the political agitator, Blank.
2. Describe why Flashman feels comforted by the desert.
3. What obstacles must East and Flashman overcome in order to make a successful escape?
4. Explain why East left Flashman to the Russians.
5. How does Flashman eventually get caught? What happens to Scud East?
6. How does Flashman describe the landscape as they escape in Chapter 7?
7. Why does Scud East avoid family dinners with Count Pencherjevsky and his family?
8. How does East feel when Flashman throw's Valla overboard? Describe his reaction.
9. What are the events that occur during the peasant rebellion, which allow Flashman and East to escape?
10. Describe the incident when Flashman first sees how the Pencherjevsky family treats their serfs as sub-human.
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
Describe the relationship between Flashman and his wife, Elspeth. Would you say that they have a strong relationship? Why or why not? Support your answer with quotes and passages from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Harry Flashman to Count Pencherjevsky. Do you think they are similar sort of men, or very different? Support your answer using the text.
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