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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 work does Crixus compare freeing slaves to?

2. Who does Crixus claim Randopoh is more important than?

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

4. Which member of Spring's crew do the Amazon's capture?

5. What does Comber ask Flashman if he opposes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flashman see as he approaches Apokoto?

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

3. What is happening in England when Flashman returns?

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

5. How does Flashman's seasickness affect him aboard the Balliol College?

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

7. How does Flashman almost kill Bryant?

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

9. What is Sullivan's opinion of Spring?

10. How does Morrison save Flashman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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

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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