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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. What kind of gun does Messervy give Flash?

2. Where does Flash find himself in six months?

3. To whom is Colonel Washington related?

4. What is the name of the most famous black man in America?

5. For what dos the south respect Brown?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flash tell Joe at the end of this section?

2. Why does Brown rent out a farmhouse?

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

4. Why does Flash wish Seward had become President?

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

6. What are Kagi's last words?

7. What information does Messervy give Flash about Brown?

8. How does Brown act at his trial?

9. How does Hannah Popplewell help Flash?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

In what way could it be said that Brown's death started the Civil War? How do people view Brown in today's America?

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