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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 has Spring arranged to ship Flashman?

2. Where was Spring the last time Flashy saw him?

3. What does Flashy tell Jemima to pull in?

4. In which city was Spring kidnapped?

5. Where does Franklin B. Sanborn live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annette reveal to Flash about Atropos?

2. How does Miranda shock Flash in this section?

3. What does Atropos tell Flash about the Kuklos?

4. Describe Flash' s previous adventures in America.

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

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

7. How does Flash escape Crixus?

8. How does Crixus describe Brown?

9. Who is Flashman's alias, Comber?

10. How does Flashman manage to preserve his reputation in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Spring want to exact revenge against Flashman? How does Spring work on Flashman's weaknesses to exact his revenge?

Essay Topic 3

What was the Underground Railroad? How important was it to the abolitionist movement? How accurate is Fraser's representation of the group? How does he change his representation to fit the story?

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