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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 Miranda tell Flashy he should wait to do until after dinner?

2. What does Joe tell Flashy to do once Flashy is on the street?

3. What does Flashy tell Jemima to pull in?

4. Where does Miranda invite Flashy while her father is away?

5. Where does Jemima say it is okay to say devil?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flash know Annette?

2. Why is Flash scared of the Kuklos?

3. How does Crixus describe Brown?

4. Why is Flash not happy to see Spring?

5. How does Flash identify the agents in the dining room?

6. How does Flashman manage to preserve his reputation in this section?

7. Why does Flash say he was impressed with Lincoln when they met?

8. How does Flash know Crixus?

9. What is Flash's opinion of slavery?

10. How does Miranda shock Flash in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems exist between the North and South? How different are the northern and southern cultures? How have the North and South tried to resolve their problems? What is the current relationship between the northern and southern states?

Essay Topic 2

How accurate do the students think is the author's representation of events proceeding the Civil War? What changes did the author make to make the story more entertaining?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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