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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. Where does Flashman swim to at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. What is the name of the prosecutor's assistant?

3. What does Flashman call Spring?

4. What does Cassy say she senses at Fisher's Landing?

5. What does Flashman say he is now trading?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Flashman decide to lie in court?

2. Why does Cassy associate freedom with Britain?

3. How is Randolph killed in Chapter 9?

4. What does Flashman soon realize about the trial?

5. How does Flashman deal with Omohundro?

6. What are the charges against Spring?

7. How does Flashman find a job in Chapter 10?

8. What does Cassy tell Flashman about her life thus far?

9. What opinion does Lincoln give about slavery in Chapter 13?

10. How do Flashman and Cassy escape Buck Robinson and his men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Fraser say about debauchery? How does he use the main characters and story to express his view?

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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