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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 does Springer berate for his humanitarianism?

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

3. When does Kirk say slaving was good?

4. Where does the name Crixus come from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Susie Willnick help out Flashman?

5. Why does Crixus want Flashman to escort Randolph?

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

7. How does Flashman know the Balliol College is a slaver ship?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Flashman's lifestyle show him as an anti-hero? How does Flashman's lifestyle go against English society during the 1850s? What does it say about British society in the 1850s that someone like Flashman could become famous?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Fraser end the book as he does? In what other ways could he have ended the book? What meaning would that new ending have given the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Flashman's character across the whole series.

1. How does the author develop Flashman's character across the whole series?

2. What new elements does FLASH FOR FREEDOM! add to Flash's character?

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