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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 country's flag does Looney fetch for Comb's service?

2. What culture's style does Flashman adopt in Chapter 7?

3. Who becomes the butt of everyone's jokes in Chapter 2?

4. Who takes an arrow in the throat?

5. What does Sullivan confide to Flashman about Spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flashman get the Americans on his side?

2. In what way does life aboard the ship worsen as she enters the Carribbean?

3. Why does Spring want his men to get the female slaves pregnant?

4. What is happening in England when Flashman returns?

5. What does Flashman pack with him to take to Louisiana?

6. How does Susie Willnick help out Flashman?

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

8. What is Sullivan's opinion of Spring?

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

10. What does Comber tell Flashman in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the arguments for and against slavery in the 1850s? What are Fraser's opinions on putting an end to slavery in the 1850s and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Fraser's opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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