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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Flashman knows that Susie will take him in even though he's a fugitive. What does he find out when he goes to her?
(a) That she has married someone else and they are moving to California.
(b) That she hates him and never wants to see him again.
(c) That she has moved to California.
(d) That she has decided to move her whole business to California.

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

3. 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 a drought is making it hard for caravans to get through.
(c) That it's easy going from here on out.
(d) That it's going to be a long, brutal trip.

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

5. What does Susie hire Grattan Nugent-Hare for?
(a) She doesn't hire him, she dismisses him.
(b) Her personal assistant.
(c) Security.
(d) Her personal body guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets Flashman the job with Captain Spring?

2. Who rejoins the caravan after the battle at Fort Bent is over?

3. What do these other caravans consist of?

4. What does Flashman show the men that he is arguing with?

5. Upon closer inspection of Bent's Fort, what do Flashman and his party find?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Colonel Owens express admiration for Susie?

2. Describe Susie's plan to get Flashman safely out of New Orleans.

3. When Flashman and Grattan Nugent-Hare meet again, what does Nugent-Hare enlighten Flashman with?

4. Why is Flashman nervous when he realizes that Grattan Nugent-Hare served in the British Army?

5. Describe how Flashman betrays Cleonie.

6. How does Flashman attempt to persuade the pompous professor of his own expertise in the matter of the Native Americans?

7. How does Susie get around selling any of her girls to prospective buyers?

8. How does Flashman persuade Wootton to let him act as if he is commanding the caravan?

9. How does Flashman say that he spent most of his time in the west?

10. What happens when Susie hires Grattan Nugent-Hare for security in Santa Fe?

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