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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. Why is Soochet Singh famous?

2. What river does Khan tell Flash the Khalsa are already crossing?

3. How is Dalip related to Jawaheer?

4. Where does Khan say he plans to torture Flash?

5. What does Dalip do before Flash leaves the room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Flashman almost die in this section?

4. How does Jeenda react to her brother's death?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Jeendan want Flashman to tell Broadfoot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Flashman's reputation for bravery get him into trouble? What would happen to Flashman if he showed his more cowardly traits to his superiors?

Essay Topic 2

Why were the British so interested in Lahore? What do the natives think of the British presence in Lahore? In what way did the British presence cause conflict between the natives?

Essay Topic 3

In what way could it be said that Flashman is an unreliable narrator? In what way does the author take advantage of the unreliable view point and what meaning does this unreliability give the story?

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