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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 did John Brown try to establish a black republic?

2. What did Flashy's nurse use to frighten him as a child?

3. Where does Miranda amaze Flashy with her sexual prowess?

4. What does Flashy say was the name of the curious balcony?

5. From where will Joe telegraph Crixus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Flashman's view on New York women?

2. How does Flash identify the agents in the dining room?

3. Why does Flash think war over slavery is inevitable?

4. Why does Flash think Spring's plan has failed?

5. What is Flash's opinion of slavery?

6. What is Flash's opinion of Brown?

7. How does Flash know Annette?

8. What does Spring say he has arranged for Flash?

9. Who is Flashman's alias, Comber?

10. How does Crixus describe Brown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting.

2. Point of view.

3. Structure.

4. Language.

Essay Topic 2

What is Flashman's opinion of Brown? In what way does it differ from the popular opinions of the time and why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Flashman's character to the person he is at the beginning of the book to the one he is at the end.

1. What does Flashman hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events change Flashman's ideas about life?

3. How does Flashman's character change by the end of the book?

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