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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 The Forty-Niner, pgs. 54-109.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens after the caravans come in contact with the stricken natives?
(a) One person in the caravan gets sick.
(b) Four people in the caravan get sick.
(c) Over half the people in the caravan get sick.
(d) They are lucky because no one falls ill.

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

5. What road does Wootton specifically tell Flashman to avoid?
(a) The Apache Road.
(b) The Oregon Trail.
(c) The Sioux Highway.
(d) The Cimarron Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flashman do that leads to rebellion?

2. As Flashman and Wootton are eating buffalo, what frightens Flashman?

3. What is Susie's solution to get Flashman out of New Orleans?

4. How many other caravans does Flashman's caravan eventually join?

5. Three days into the journey west, what two trails diverge?

(see the answer key)

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