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

2. Who greets Flashman after the citadel explodes?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Spotted Tail.
(c) Mountain men.
(d) Apaches.

3. How does Flashman describe the people on their way to Oregon?
(a) As missionaries.
(b) As a serious lot who are farmers.
(c) As hopeless.
(d) As optimistic.

4. At Fort Mann, what sickness are the Native American's suffering from?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Small Pox.
(d) Malaria.

5. What is Susie's solution to get Flashman out of New Orleans?
(a) To marry him and take him with her.
(b) To ask him to go with her.
(c) To kidnap him.
(d) To drug him and take him with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author begin Flashman and the Redskins?

2. Who tells Flashman that all of Susie's girls know about his first tryst?

3. Where is Flashman and his party headed once they board the smaller boat?

4. What do these other caravans consist of?

5. What does Susie hire Grattan Nugent-Hare for?

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