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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 else, besides sickness, worried Flashman about being in St. Louis?

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

3. What does Flashman say he can feel aboard the steamship?

4. How does Susie threaten her girls?

5. What does Flashman do with Cleonie as he is leaving Santa Fe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Colonel Owens outfit Susie's caravan with?

2. Why was Flashman hiding these papers from Captain Spring?

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

4. Explain why Peter Omohundro has been after Flashman.

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

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

7. How does Flashman attempt to persuade the pompous professor of his own expertise in the matter of the Native Americans?

8. What did the papers contain that Flashman was hiding from Captain Spring?

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

10. Describe Susie's plan to get Flashman safely out of New Orleans.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that Flashman deserves what Cleonie does to him? Why or why not? Please support your answer from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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