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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. Which member of his crew does Spring leave behind as a slave?

2. What is the name of Crixus' extraordinary slave?

3. Which character does Flashman say is now unrecognizable as a human?

4. What is John Charity Spring's position aboard the ship?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Spring and his crew try to leave Apokoto?

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

4. What happens to Looney in this section?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his book?

1. The abolitionist movement.

2. The slave trade.

3. Southern America culture.

Essay Topic 3

Examine sex in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view sex?

2. How did 1850s American and British society view sex?

3. How did the public react to the book's sex when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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