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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 language did Dr. Johnson learn at the age of seventy?

2. What part of America is Campbell from?

3. Who does Broadfoot say wants the gold back?

4. What kind of animal takes Flash to the meeting?

5. Who does Flashman speak to at the beginning of chapter seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flashman learn about Jassa in this section?

2. Why has the Queen summoned Flash and Elspeth?

3. Why do people visit Flash in this section?

4. Why is Broadfoot worried about sending Flah into Lahore?

5. What compromise do Jeendan and the Khalsa come to in this section?

6. How do the Khalsa soldiers kill Jawaheer?

7. What does Flash find about his role as a spy in this section?

8. Who are the two people Flash meets in the house?

9. How does Flash avoid the swordsmen in this section?

10. Why does Gardner say Jawaheer ordered Flashman's assassination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is Flash similar in character to both Gardner and Jessa? Why do the students think Flash seems to identify with Jessa more? In what way does this highlight Flash's alleged cowardice? What is the purpose of the author seemingly using Gardner and Jessa as reflections of Flashman's own character?

Essay Topic 2

Why do historians think Singh retreated instead of moving in and defeating the British? What does it say about the difficulties of representing history, and that there are different perspectives rather than one truth?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1.Character

2.Setting

3.Plot

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