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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 does Miranda tell Flashy he should wait to do until after dinner?

2. What do the Kuklos say they will do to Flash if he fails to cooperate?

3. Whose feet do Spring and Flashy hear on the above deck?

4. What is the name of the first man to remove his hood?

5. Who is the Kuklos' secret agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flash know Annette?

2. How do Spring and his daughter capture Flashman?

3. Why does Flashman start telling a story about John Brown?

4. Why is Flash not happy to see Spring?

5. How does Flash know Crixus?

6. How does Crixus describe Brown?

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

8. Why does Flash say he was impressed with Lincoln when they met?

9. Who is Flashman's alias, Comber?

10. What is Flash's opinion of slavery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

In what way could it be said that Brown's death started the Civil War? How do people view Brown in today's America?

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