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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. After Flashman is shot, who is his rescuer?
(a) Sonsee-array.
(b) Wootton.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) Kit Carson.

2. After Flashman betrays the Apache in battle, what does he do?
(a) He panics and hides in some nearby caves.
(b) He tries to commit suicide.
(c) He rides on the Jornada Del Muerto all night without any food or water.
(d) He panics and asks Sonsee-array to forgive him.

3. What does Flashman note about the "violence" of the Native Americans at Philip Sheridan's wedding?
(a) That they are all actually very peaceful.
(b) He recounts a tale or two from the "Forty-Niner."
(c) That they are all violent.
(d) That only a handful are truly hostile.

4. What does Flashman tell Spotted Tail privately while at Camp Robinson?
(a) That the negotiations are a a sham and that Sen. Allison plans on cheating the Sioux out of their land.
(b) That Sen. Allison is an idiot and that Spotted Tail should take advantage of this.
(c) That Sen. Allison is a good man and will do right by the Sioux for their sacred lands.
(d) That Spotted Tail better stay away from Elspeth.

5. After leaving the Black Hills, where do the Flashmans return to?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) California.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bond do Sonsee-array and Flashman form?

2. Who is Flashman amazed to meet during dinner at the Grand Pacific?

3. Who is the hunter that accompanies Flashman to Fort Laramie?

4. Why does Flashman believe that Spotted Tail is a clever Sioux leader?

5. What does Flashman hear once Candy has returned to her cabin after they are intimate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Arthur B. Candy want an audience with Flashman?

2. Why does Flashman say he is glad that he isn't present for Spotted Tail's rejection of Senator Allison's offer for the Black Hills?

3. How does Flashman describe Chief Mangas Colorado?

4. Why does Flashman blame Elspeth for this second trip to the United States?

5. How does President Grant react when Flashman visits him on behalf of Custer?

6. Who is Crazy Horse and what is his attitude towards Americans?

7. What does Flashman notice about Custer at Fort Lincoln?

8. Describe Flashman's escape from the Apaches.

9. Why does Flashman admire Candy?

10. What do Apaches believe about deceit?

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