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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 orders the Khalsa forces to retreat?

2. What do Flash and Jassa disguise themselves as before entering Lahore?

3. Why does Hardinge want Flash charged?

4. What does Broadfoot say Flash must pretend the next day?

5. What animal did Henry Lawrence compare Jeenda to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hardinge disgusted about in this section?

2. Why is Flash so impressed with Dalip in this section?

3. How does Flash argue against Lawrence sending him to Lahore?

4. Why does Gardner want Flash to travel with the Khalsa?

5. What does Flash think will be the cause of the British defeat?

6. What are the three mens' plan to get inside the palace?

7. What events does Flash hear about among the opposition?

8. What plans does Broadfoot say he has for Flash?

9. What does Goolab alrady know about the treaty?

10. In what could Flashman's situation in this section be called ironic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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