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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Gallantin's raid does Flashman not take part in?

2. How does Susie get rid of Captain Spring?

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

4. What does Grattan Nugent-Hare notice about Flashman when he meets him again?

5. What news does Captain Spring give to Flashman about his father-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Flashman feel momentarily sorry for Peter Omohundro?

2. Describe Susie's whore house when Flashman and Spring show up to hide there.

3. What request does Cleonie startle Flashman with?

4. Explain why Peter Omohundro has been after Flashman.

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

6. Describe how Flashman betrays Cleonie.

7. Why does Flashman get a little nervous after hearing of his father-in-law's death?

8. Why does Flashman say that the first few days on the trail are an illusion?

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

10. How is Flashman's party lucky during the destruction of Bent's Fort?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was ironic about Flashman's jealousy with Elspeth?

Essay Topic 2

History is often written in the eye of the beholder. The battle of Little Bighorn shown here in Flashman and the Redskin is a real historical event, even though Flashman himself was not a real person. Pick one of the major battles in the novel, research its real-life equivalent and compare and contrast Flashman's account to the account written by true historians.

Essay Topic 3

Is Flashman the quintessential "Man's Man?" Why or why not. Please support your answer.

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