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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the U.S. Navy agents address Flashman as?
(a) Spring.
(b) Kirk.
(c) Flashy.
(d) Comber.

2. What country's flag does Looney fetch for Comb's service?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Chile.

3. Who offers Flashman sexual favors in this chapter?
(a) Mr. Comber.
(b) Captain Spring.
(c) Looner.
(d) The cabin boy.

4. Who does Lincoln describe as a nuisance?
(a) The French.
(b) Southerners.
(c) The British.
(d) Blacks.

5. What is the name of Flashman's hated master at school?
(a) Dr. Brown.
(b) Dr. Arnold.
(c) Dr. Killroy.
(d) Dr. Benson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person to write about Amazons?

2. Which member of his crew does Spring leave behind as a slave?

3. What does Morrison say is coming to Britain?

4. To what religious figure does Looney compare Spring?

5. What is Flashman's nickname for his mother-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flashman pack with him to take to Louisiana?

2. How does Flashman's seasickness affect him aboard the Balliol College?

3. How does Flashman know the Balliol College is a slaver ship?

4. Why does Spring want his men to get the female slaves pregnant?

5. Why does Crixus want Flashman to escort Randolph?

6. How does Spring's reaction to the Amazons differ from the reactions of his crew?

7. What does Crixus tell Flashman about the Underground Railroad?

8. Why is Flashman's decision to stand for Parliament seen as a good thing all round?

9. What regrets does Spring have about his life?

10. How does Spring deal with the slaves once they are aboard the ship?

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