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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. When the Russians surround Flashman, what does he say he is waiting for?
2. How do the two other prisoners at Fort Raim talk to each other?
3. What does Flashman admire about Count Pencherjevsky?
4. How does the Count think of Flashman?
5. What is Flashman doing when East alerts him to danger during their escape?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the dream the Flashman had the second night he was in the cell.
2. Explain why Flashman called Yakub Beg and his companion Panthans.
3. What are the events that occur during the peasant rebellion, which allow Flashman and East to escape?
4. How does East feel when Flashman throw's Valla overboard? Describe his reaction.
5. Explain how Flashman and East end up taking Valla with them on their escape.
6. How does Flashman describe the passage through the Arabian Nights?
7. Describe what happened with the priest and the political agitator, Blank.
8. How does Flashman describe the landscape as they escape in Chapter 7?
9. How does Flashman eventually get caught? What happens to Scud East?
10. Explain how Flashman found out that the Silk One was actually a female.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Flashman is so humble about his past successes? Do you think his success were merely by accident, as he states, or does Flashman have underlying characteristics which make him successful in his ventures? Support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Do you think that the Cold War, which was very much underway in the 1970s when George MacDonald Fraser wrote Flashman at the Charge, had an influence on how Fraser portrayed Russia in the novel? Why or why not? Support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the women in Flashman's life. Answer the question of whether or not they are strong characters. Are they good role models? Why or why not?
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