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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 Count Pencherjevsky believe is the main reason for serf uprisings?

2. When the Russians surround Flashman, what does he say he is waiting for?

3. Where does Flashman say he will finally feel safe?

4. When Ignatieff asks Flashman about Item 7, what does he say?

5. What fate awaits Flashman when he is captured after his escape attempt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Silk One react to Flashman's reasoning for not wanting to help Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?

2. Explain why Flashman might consider his predicament in Chapter 8 as "poetic justice".

3. How does Flashman eventually get caught? What happens to Scud East?

4. Explain why, even though Flashman is a British gentleman and soldier, Count Ignatieff tells him that Flashman will receive no mercy.

5. Explain how Flashman and East end up taking Valla with them on their escape.

6. How does Flashman try to get out of helping Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?

7. Describe the dream the Flashman had the second night he was in the cell.

8. How does East feel when Flashman throw's Valla overboard? Describe his reaction.

9. Explain how Flashman found out that the Silk One was actually a female.

10. Explain why East left Flashman to the Russians.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Flashman has a strange dream while still in the cell with Yakub Beg and Kutebar. What do you think the dream means? 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

Do you think that Harry Flashman represents an archetype? Discuss why or why not, and use examples from the novel to back up your opinion.

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