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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Omohundro looking for Flashman?
(a) Because Flashman slept with his wife.
(b) Because Flashman stole one of his slaves.
(c) Because Flashman owed him some money.
(d) Because Flashman slept with his daughter.

2. What does Flashman do with Cleonie as he is leaving Santa Fe?
(a) He takes her away with him.
(b) He makes arrangements for her to escape slavery.
(c) He sells her to the Native Americans for $2,000.
(d) He makes her stay with Susie.

3. What does Captain Spring do for a living?
(a) He's a preacher.
(b) He sails yachts for wealthy people.
(c) He's a gambler.
(d) He runs an illegal slaving operation.

4. 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) They must all look and act like ladies.
(d) Susie lets them behave however they want.

5. What is the argument in the Traveler's Club about?
(a) The fact that they wouldn't serve Flashman another drink.
(b) The United States ill-treatment of the Native Americans.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Underground Railroad.

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

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

8. Why do Gallantin's men kill two of their own men?
(a) Because they were traitors.
(b) Because they were weak.
(c) Because they were sympathetic to the Native Americans.
(d) Because they balked at the idea of scalping.

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

10. Which of Susie's girls does Flashman sleep with first?
(a) Cleonie.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Marie.

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

12. As Flashman and Wootton are eating buffalo, what frightens Flashman?
(a) Nothing, Flashman remains blissfully ignorant.
(b) They see a Native American war party.
(c) Three Native Americans who sneak up on them.
(d) Wootton frightens Flashman a bit.

13. How does Flashman react to Susie's solution to get him out of New Orleans?
(a) He is surprised, but feins awe and love.
(b) He is surprised, but also angry at Susie for deceiving him.
(c) He tries to escape from Susie's.
(d) He is surprised, but he's also happy to be with Susie.

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

15. Which of Susie's girls does Flashman notice in particular?
(a) Poppaea and Cleonie.
(b) Aphrodite and Cleonie.
(c) Aphrodite and Poppaea
(d) He doesn't notice them--he's in love with Susie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flashman do that leads to rebellion?

2. What does Nugent-Hare reveal to Flashman?

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

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

5. After the raid with Gallantin's men, how does Flashman deal with his "designated" woman?

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