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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. Who takes an arrow in the throat?

2. What does Susie lend Flashman money for?

3. What does Morrison say is coming to Britain?

4. Why do Spring and Murphy kill 600 of their captives?

5. What does Spring say will make the women's children smarter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the U.S. Navy do with Flashman in this section?

3. What does Comber tell Flashman in this section?

4. How does Susie Willnick help out Flashman?

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

6. What is Sullivan's opinion of Spring?

7. What happens to Looney in this section?

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

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

10. What does Crixus tell Flashman about the Underground Railroad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interactions with each other?

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