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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. Why is Flash confident Joe will not expose him?

2. Whose sword does Brown carry into battle?

3. What is the name of the group who finances Brown?

4. Where is Flash at the beginning of Chapter Fifteen?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Hannah Popplewell help Flash?

3. How has Joe changed in this section?

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

5. How does Flash try to delay Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry?

6. Why does Hannah let Flash go?

7. What wild stories does Flash hear about Brown?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What skills does Flashman show as a soldier and a spy? Why does he downplay his skills and achievements?

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