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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 is the name of the organization Crixus claims saves souls?

2. Who treats Comber in this section?

3. What does Flashman call the scholars at Balliol?

4. What was the name of Flashman's school?

5. What does Crixus offer to send to London ahead of Flashman's arrival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening in England when Flashman returns?

2. What is Sullivan's opinion of Spring?

3. What regrets does Spring have about his life?

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

5. What happens to Looney in this section?

6. How does Morrison save Flashman?

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

8. What does the reader learn about Amazons in this section?

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

10. How does Flashman settle into life once he arrives in Louisiana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Spring's life like as a slave trader? Why does Spring make such a successful slave trader? How did he justify the work to himself?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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