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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 does Flashman do to make himself cry?
(a) He thinks of Elspeth and his son in England.
(b) He doesn't cry.
(c) He burns himself with a cigar.
(d) He purposefully runs his leg into one of Susie's dressing table pins to elicit pain.

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

3. What does the party find out about the trip to California?
(a) That it's easy going from here on out.
(b) That it's going to be a long, brutal trip.
(c) That a drought is making it hard for caravans to get through.
(d) That there isn't enough food to make it the whole way.

4. What does Cleonie ask Flashman after they've had sex during siesta?
(a) She asks if Flashman will divorce Susie and marry her.
(b) She asks if Flashman loves her.
(c) She asks Flashman if he has any children.
(d) She asks him to take her with him when he abandons Susie.

5. How does Susie make her girls behave when traveling?
(a) They must all look and act like prostitutes.
(b) They must all stay inside their cabins at all times.
(c) Susie lets them behave however they want.
(d) They must all look and act like ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the caravans come in contact with the stricken natives?

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

3. Who does Flashman confront at the Travelers' Club?

4. What ultimately happens to Nugent-Hare?

5. What does Captain Spring do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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