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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 kind of refugees are starting to leave Europe?

2. What does Crixus refer to as blasphemous iniquity?

3. What kind of work does Crixus compare freeing slaves to?

4. What is the name of the organization Crixus claims saves souls?

5. To what religious figure does Looney compare Spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Crixus tell Flashman about the Underground Railroad?

2. What is Flashman's opinion of George Washington?

3. What does the U.S. Navy do with Flashman in this section?

4. What regrets does Spring have about his life?

5. What does Flashman see as he approaches Apokoto?

6. How does Flashman almost kill Bryant?

7. How does Spring deal with the slaves once they are aboard the ship?

8. How does Flashman settle into life once he arrives in Louisiana?

9. What does the reader learn about Amazons in this section?

10. How does Spring's reaction to the Amazons differ from the reactions of his crew?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Cassy suffer as a slave in the 1850s? What would Cassy's life have been like if she had been born in today's America?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following people and outline his/her influence on Flashman's life:

1. Morrison.

2. Elspeth.

3. Spring.

4. Abraham Lincoln.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Flashman's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Flashman's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does FLASH FOR FREEDOM! add to Flash's character?

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