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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 The Forty-Niner, pgs. 109-148.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Flashman say that in St. Louis, you don't dare drink anything besides claret?
(a) Because of malaria.
(b) Because of cholera.
(c) Because of small pox.
(d) Because in St. Louis, you want to be drunk all the time.

2. Why do Gallantin's men kill two of their own men?
(a) Because they were weak.
(b) Because they were sympathetic to the Native Americans.
(c) Because they balked at the idea of scalping.
(d) Because they were traitors.

3. What else, besides sickness, worried Flashman about being in St. Louis?
(a) He is worried Susie will find out what his real name is.
(b) He is worried about running into Capatin Spring.
(c) There was a reward for his arrest in St. Louis a few weeks prior.
(d) He is worried that they won't have enough money to go west.

4. What is the first place that the party heads for?
(a) The Oregon Trail.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Council Grove.
(d) Santa Fe.

5. What part of Gallantin's raid does Flashman not take part in?
(a) He doesn't take part in the gang rape.
(b) He doesn't kill any women or children.
(c) He doesn't fire a single shot.
(d) He doesn't scalp any victims.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nugent-Hare consider getting even with Flashman?

2. In Part 1, The Forty-Niner, how old does Flashman say that he is while writing the memoir?

3. After the raid with Gallantin's men, how does Flashman deal with his "designated" woman?

4. What begins to drive Flashman crazy while on the trip?

5. When asked if he condoned Washington's treatment of the American Indian, how does Flashman reply?

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