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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. Who does Flash describe as artless?

2. What does Queen Victoria want Flash and Elspeth's advice about?

3. What does Jeendan want Flash to witness?

4. What does Jeendan order the Khalsa to do?

5. What does the Queen say the nabobs call the diamond?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Jeendan want Flashman to tell Broadfoot?

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

5. Why does Flash think war between the Khalsa and the British is unavoidable?

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

7. Why is Flashman grateful the court is moving to Amritsar?

8. What does Broadfoot say will be Flash's real task in Lahore?

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

10. What part does the Koh-i-Noor paly in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1.Setting

2.Point of view

3.Structure

4.Language

Essay Topic 2

What is the history of Punjab? How has the area evolved since the 1850s? How accurate is the author's representation of Punjab?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Flashman's character across the whole series.

1.How does the author develop Flashman's character across the whole series?

2.What new elements does the novel add to Flashman's character?

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