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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 prosecutor?

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

3. What does Cassy tell Flashman will happen to him if they are caught?

4. What is the only thing Annie is wearing when she reappears from her bedroom?

5. What kind of black people does Flashman think are a nuisance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the charges against Spring?

2. What is Cassy's opinion of men?

3. How does Flashman's situation differ from Randolph's?

4. How is Randolph killed in Chapter 9?

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

6. Why does Flashman decide to lie in court?

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

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

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

10. What does Baily tell Flashman about slavery in America in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author wrote FLASH FOR FREEDOM! in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the third person?

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