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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. How does the Count think of Flashman?
2. What language do the two other prisoners speak, and how does Flashman know?
3. What is the purpose of Aunt Sara introducing Flashman to the Russian steam bath?
4. Who does Flashman blame for him learning about Item 7?
5. What does East want to do with the information about Item 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What obstacles must East and Flashman overcome in order to make a successful escape?
2. What are the events that occur during the peasant rebellion, which allow Flashman and East to escape?
3. Describe why Flashman feels comforted by the desert.
4. How does the Silk One react to Flashman's reasoning for not wanting to help Yakub Beg and his people fight the Russians?
5. Explain why Count Pencherjevsky doesn't like Valla's husband?
6. Explain why East left Flashman to the Russians.
7. Describe how Flashman sees his arrival in India going in Chapter 10.
8. Explain why Izzat Kutebar feels slightly ashamed of the way that he, Flashman and Yakub Beg were rescued from Fort Raim.
9. Explain why Flashman is momentarily wary of seeing Scud East at Pencherjevsky's estate.
10. Describe how East and Flashman were treated in the house of Count Pencherjevsky.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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