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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 is the name of Flashman's bunkmate?

2. What do the politicians find on Flashman's person when Bryant accuses him of cheating?

3. What country's flag does Looney fetch for Comb's service?

4. Who offers Flashman sexual favors in this chapter?

5. Who does Flashman seduce in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Flashman's opinion of life aboard the Balliol College?

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

3. How does Flashman describe the sleep barque aboard the ship?

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

5. What does Comber tell Flashman in this section?

6. Why is Flashman so disappointed in Lady Caroline Lamb?

7. How does Susie Willnick help out Flashman?

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

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

10. Why does Crixus want Flashman to escort Randolph?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following historical figures in Fraser's book and discuss how Fraser represents him/her in FLASH FOR FREEDOM! and why he represents that person in that manner? Are there people who would argue against Fraser's representation of that person's life?

1. Abraham Lincoln.

2. Benjamin Disraeli.

3. King Gezo.

4. Fanny Locke.

Essay Topic 2

The author wrote FLASH FOR FREEDOM! in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the third person?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1850s.

1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the book express the changes America was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1850s Russia?

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