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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 supposed to be Comber's job?

2. Who is the Kuklos' secret agent?

3. Who does Flashy panic at the thought of having to face?

4. What southern state does Crixus say Brown has already liberated?

5. What renowned American does Flashy say may have been a British spy during the American Revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Allan Pinkerton?

2. Why is Flash scared of the Kuklos?

3. How does Flash know Annette?

4. Describe Flash' s previous adventures in America.

5. Why does Flash turn down Pinkerton's offer?

6. What childhood memory is Flash reminded of at the beginning of Chapter Eight?

7. What does Annette reveal to Flash about Atropos?

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

9. How do Spring and his daughter capture Flashman?

10. What does Pinkerton want Flash to do before he allows him to see the British consul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems exist between the North and South? How different are the northern and southern cultures? How have the North and South tried to resolve their problems? What is the current relationship between the northern and southern states?

Essay Topic 2

What skills does Flashman show as a soldier and a spy? Why does he downplay his skills and achievements?

Essay Topic 3

What meaning does it give the story that Kuklos and all of the group's members have Greek names? Choose one of the Greek names and discuss its significance in context of the story?

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