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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 does Flashman say he must do in court?

3. What is the name of the river that is the boundary between slave and free states?

4. How does Flashman say he is related to Tom Little?

5. Who does Ohio law forbid people from aiding?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Flashman decide to lie in court?

3. How does Flashman deal with Omohundro?

4. What do Drusilla and Messalina recall in court?

5. How is Randolph killed in Chapter 9?

6. How does Flashman manage to escape the U.S. Navy?

7. Why does Cassy associate freedom with Britain?

8. What does Lincoln tell Buck in Chapter 12?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline his/her influence on Flashman's life:

1. Morrison.

2. Elspeth.

3. Spring.

4. Abraham Lincoln.

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