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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. For whose sake does Flash want to survive?

2. What is Hannah's codename?

3. How does Annette react when Flash mentions her relationship with Joe?

4. Like what does Flash say Seward has a nose?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Flash escape the mob in this section?

4. How has Joe changed in this section?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Messervy reassure Flash?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting.

2. Point of view.

3. Structure.

4. Language.

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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