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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 name does Flashman give himself aboard the boat?

2. What country does Baily think owns Balliol College?

3. Who does Cassy shoot in Chapter 11?

4. Who does Flashman refer to as a viscious brat?

5. What do the well-armed men leave outside the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lincoln tell Buck in Chapter 12?

2. How is Randolph killed in Chapter 9?

3. What are the charges against Spring?

4. What is John's relationship with his wife, Annie?

5. What is Cassy's opinion of men?

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

7. What does Flashman think about Annie's refusal to socialize with him after sex?

8. What do Drusilla and Messalina recall in court?

9. How do John and his men decide to deal with Flashman?

10. Why does Peter Omohundro present a problem in Chapter 9?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What did Cassy suffer as a slave in the 1850s? What would Cassy's life have been like if she had been born in today's America?

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