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

2. Where is Flashman and his party headed once they board the smaller boat?
(a) Texas.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Oregon.

3. Upon closer inspection of Bent's Fort, what do Flashman and his party find?
(a) That it's so nice they'd like to stay there for a while.
(b) That it is rigged to explode with a single spark.
(c) That it is very eerie.
(d) That it's crawling with cockroaches.

4. Once aboard the steamship, what does Flashman notice about the other passengers?
(a) That they are all heading out west to California.
(b) That they are all silent.
(c) They they are all poor.
(d) That they are all white.

5. In Part 1, The Forty-Niner, how old does Flashman say that he is while writing the memoir?
(a) 89 years old.
(b) 101 years old.
(c) He doesn't mention it.
(d) 75 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Susie's girls' reputation is out, what do potential suitors begin to do?

2. Why does Flashman say that in St. Louis, you don't dare drink anything besides claret?

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

4. How does Flashman describe the people on their way to Oregon?

5. What does Grattan Nugent-Hare do after he is hired?

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