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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 captures Flash in this section?

2. Who does the seven-year-old boy say he has come to see?

3. Where does the message tell Flash to go to?

4. What does Dalip steal in this section?

5. What area does Goolab rule?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Maka Khan say he knows about Flashman?

4. Why do people visit Flash in this section?

5. What does Flash overhear from under the billiard table?

6. What does Broadfoot tell Flash about the gold in this section?

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

8. What are the traditions of a suttee funeral?

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

10. What are the differences between the characters of Gardner and Jassa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do people think Flash has achieved? In what way does Flash's own view of himself contradict how the public sees him? How would someone like Flash be represented in the media today?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the court of Lahore such a dangerous place for Flashman to be? How does he escape the dangers?

Essay Topic 3

What does the novel say about Pakistani culture? In what way is it to Indian culture? What is Flashman's views on Pakistan culture?

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