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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 retainer does Mrs. Arthur B. Candy try to give Flashman for his services?

2. What does Sonsee-array's spurned suitor issue to Flashman?

3. What do the Apache's shoot Flashman with?

4. What happens to Flashman's shoulder after he is shot?

5. Who is the woman that Flashman saved from Nugent-Hare?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe George Custer's mind-frame when Flashman meets him again in New York?

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

3. What sort of show does Spotted Tail take the Flashmans to.

4. Describe the issue that is going on in the Black Hills.

5. Why does Flashman think that Spotted Tail is one of the more clever chiefs?

6. How does Yawner instruct Flashman?

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

8. Describe Flashman's escape from the Apaches.

9. 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?

10. Describe how Flashman is injured.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think it is luck that Flashman has survived all these years? Why or why not? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Flashman and his wife, Elspeth. Would you say that they have a strong relationship? Why or why not? Support your answer with quotes and passages from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Flashman is so humble about his past successes? Do you think his successes were merely by accident, as he states or does Flashman have underlying characteristics which make him successful in his ventures? Support your answer.

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