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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 The Forty-Niner, to pg. 54.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Captain Spring often quote literature and the Bible in?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) Latin.
(d) French.

2. How does Susie's method of getting rid of Spring sit with Flashman?
(a) He thinks it's hilarious.
(b) He doesn't really care because he is so in love with Susie.
(c) He feels uneasy about it.
(d) He's just happy to be rid of that latin-speaking hypocrite.

3. What news does Captain Spring give to Flashman about his father-in-law?
(a) That his father-in-law is dead.
(b) That his father-in-law disinherited Elspeth.
(c) That his father-in-law is on his way to the U.S.
(d) That his father-in-law is very ill.

4. After meeting Omohundro, why are Flashman and Spring on the run from the law?
(a) Because they didn't pay for their drinks.
(b) Because bar fighting is illegal.
(c) Because Flashman killed Omohundro.
(d) Because Spring killed Omohundro.

5. Where do Flashman and Spring go for refuge when they become fugitives?
(a) Another bar.
(b) A whore house.
(c) They hide out in a hotel.
(d) They get on the first steamboat out of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susie make her girls behave when traveling?

2. What does Flashman show the men that he is arguing with?

3. Who gets Flashman the job with Captain Spring?

4. What does Flashman say he has always been good with?

5. How does Flashman react to Susie's solution to get him out of New Orleans?

(see the answer key)

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