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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. Who does Flashman beg to see at Judge Payne's house?

2. Who does Flashman start to long for as Christmas approaches?

3. Who do the two slaves say was kind to them aboard the ship?

4. What does Cassy say will happen to her if they are caught?

5. Who dies at the end of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cassy kill Tom and George?

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

3. How does Lincoln ease Flashman's worries in Chapter 13?

4. How does Flashman deal with Omohundro?

5. What does Anderson state that the plaintiff must show?

6. Why does Flashman decide to lie in court?

7. How is Randolph killed in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his book?

1. The abolitionist movement.

2. The slave trade.

3. Southern America culture.

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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