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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. Why was Omohundro looking for Flashman?

2. What agreement does Flashman come to with Wootton?

3. How does the author begin Flashman and the Redskins?

4. Who does Wootton introduce Flashman to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Flashman's first experience with the Native Americans.

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

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

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

5. How does Flashman describe Wootton?

6. Why does Flashman get in a huff in the first chapter?

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

8. Describe why Flashman is a little nervous to be going to St. Louis.

9. What request does Cleonie startle Flashman with?

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

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that Harry Flashman represents an archetype? Discuss why or why not and use examples from the novel to back up your opinion.

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