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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 road does Wootton specifically tell Flashman to avoid?

2. What briefly about Grattan Nugent-Hare scares Flashman?

3. What language does Flashman begin to learn while riding with Wootton?

4. What does Susie ultimately decide to do after reaching Santa Fe?

5. What does Flashman learn about the group that rebelled?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Colonel Owens express admiration for Susie?

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

5. How does Flashman describe Wootton?

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

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

8. Why does Susie decide to stay and set her business up in Santa Fe?

9. What request does Cleonie startle Flashman with?

10. Describe how Flashman betrays Cleonie.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Flashman character is taken from another series called "Tom Brown's Schooldays" in which Flashman is portrayed as a bully. Do you think that is his nature? Does he still exhibit those qualities? Support your answer from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Harry Flashman to George Custer. Do you think they are similar sort of men or very different? Support your answer using the text.

Essay Topic 3

Hypocrisy plays a role in Flashman and the Redskins. Is the author trying to show that everyone is a little hypocritical? Is Flashman a hypocrite? Support your answer.

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