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

2. What kind of refugees are starting to leave Europe?

3. Who does Crixus claim Randopoh is more important than?

4. Who does Spring murder in this section?

5. Where does the name Crixus come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Flashman describe King Gezo?

3. How does Flashman get the Americans on his side?

4. Why does Flashman think people against the slave trade are full of hypocrisy?

5. What does Comber tell Flashman in this section?

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

7. How does Flashman settle into life once he arrives in Louisiana?

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

9. Why is Flashman so disappointed in Lady Caroline Lamb?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the arguments for and against slavery in the 1850s? What are Fraser's opinions on putting an end to slavery in the 1850s and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Fraser's opinion?

Essay Topic 2

What did Cassy suffer as a slave in the 1850s? What would Cassy's life have been like if she had been born in today's America?

Essay Topic 3

Examine sex in the book.

1. How do the characters in the book view sex?

2. How did 1850s American and British society view sex?

3. How did the public react to the book's sex when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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