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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. Flash says Brown is deaf to what?

2. What kind of gun does Messervy give Flash?

3. What is the name of the hotel where Flash and Annette stay?

4. What does Brown do when morale plunges?

5. What does Joe say is the only thing that could improve his lot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hannah let Flash go?

2. How does Messervy reassure Flash?

3. What are Flash's first impressions of Brown?

4. What does Flash remember about Brown at the farmhouse?

5. What wild stories does Flash hear about Brown?

6. How does Hannah Popplewell help Flash?

7. What suggestions does Flash make to Brown in this section?

8. How do the people react to Brown's death?

9. How has Joe changed in this section?

10. How does Brown act when the southerners capture him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following statements relating to the book and use it to write a 500 word critical essay.

1. There was no way out of the American Civil War and it was necessary for the country to move ahead.

2. Religious fanaticism has been the root of many of America's problems.

3. Slavery and the Civil War would not have happened if America had not become independent from Britain.

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 Flashman's narrative be described as unreliable? Is this always the case with first person point of view? How does Fraser use the first person point of view to create meaning?

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