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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 does Lincoln say is higher than law?

2. What is the name of the prosecutor?

3. How does Flashman describe the two girls giggling in the New Orleans finery?

4. What card game does Flashman play after dinner?

5. Where does Lincoln say Flashman must testify?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Flashman and Cassy escape Buck Robinson and his men?

2. What does Cassy say will happen to them both if the authorities catch them?

3. Why does Flashman decide to lie in court?

4. How is Randolph killed in Chapter 9?

5. How does Flashman find a job in Chapter 10?

6. How does Flashman manage to escape the U.S. Navy?

7. How does Flashman's situation differ from Randolph's?

8. What opinion does Lincoln give about slavery in Chapter 13?

9. Why does Cassy associate freedom with Britain?

10. What is Cassy's opinion of men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fraser end the book as he does? In what other ways could he have ended the book? What meaning would that new ending have given the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

The author wrote FLASH FOR FREEDOM! in the first person. Why do you think the author chose to write the story in the first person? How do you think the meaning of the story would change if the author wrote it in the third person?

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