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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 agreement does Flashman come to with Wootton?

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

3. Which Native American tribe does Flashman fear the most?

4. What is the first place that the party heads for?

5. Who does Flashman confront at the Travelers' Club?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Flashman describe Wootton?

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

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

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

7. Explain why Peter Omohundro has been after Flashman.

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

9. What difference does Flashman notice about the "Oregoners" compared to those people who are bound for California?

10. What request does Cleonie startle Flashman with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Does Flashman have a moral compass? Why or why not? Support your answer from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think that George MacDonald Fraser uses stereotypes in Flashman and the Redskins? Why or why not? Please support your answer.

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