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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a coffle?
(a) A dead slave.
(b) A reliable slave.
(c) An intelligent slave.
(d) A line of chained slaves.

2. What is Flashman's nickname for his mother-in-law?
(a) Queen Bitch.
(b) Dragon Queen.
(c) Ranalova.
(d) Medusa.

3. What kind of gun does Spring order Flashman to demonstrate?
(a) A Colt.
(b) A Winchester.
(c) An Ak-46.
(d) A Magnum.

4. Why does Flashman think it is okay to leave Randolph at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) He does not believe in the cause.
(b) Randolp threatens to kill him.
(c) He needs some fun.
(d) A genius can look after himself.

5. What does Spring say will make the women's children smarter?
(a) Birth at sea.
(b) White genes.
(c) Puzzle games.
(d) Mixing in British company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Crixus say Flashman can find the fastest route back to England?

2. What is the name of the bald man the navy officers lead Flashman to?

3. What is the name French Quarter in Mississippi?

4. What American President does Flashman meet at the dinner?

5. What is the name of Spring's clipper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Flashman's decision to stand for Parliament seen as a good thing all round?

2. Why does Flashman think people against the slave trade are full of hypocrisy?

3. How does Flashman plan to escape at the end of Chapter 6?

4. What does Comber tell Flashman in this section?

5. Why does Lincoln suspect Flashman is lying?

6. What does Flashman see as he approaches Apokoto?

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

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

9. How does Morrison save Flashman?

10. What is Lincoln's opinion of the Californian Gold Rush?

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