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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. The elderly Flashman says he is proud of what in this section?

2. What nationality is Alan Pinkerton?

3. What does Flash say has happened twenty times in his career?

4. Who does Flash suggest Annette goes to see in the morning?

5. Of what group does Hannah say she is a member?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joe persuade Brown to let Flash help him get the breakfast?

2. How has Joe changed in this section?

3. How does Flash react to the violence he sees at the end of the section.

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

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

6. What does Douglass think of Brown's plan?

7. Why can't Flashy sleep at the end of this section?

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

9. How do things change for the worse for Brown and his men?

10. How does Brown act when they first raid the town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How important is it to the story to understand the Flash series as a whole? What references does the author make to previous Flash books and what effect do you think it has on both a first-time reader of the series and someone who already is a fan of the series?

Essay Topic 3

How accurate do the students think is the author's representation of events proceeding the Civil War? What changes did the author make to make the story more entertaining?

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