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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 does Broadfoot say he wants to hear more about?

2. Whose dead body does Flash see in this section?

3. What animal did Henry Lawrence compare Jeenda to?

4. What did the British suspect Jeendan of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Lawrence persuade Hardinge that Flash is the right man to escort Dalip?

4. Why is Flash relieved to hear Broadfoot has been killed in battle?

5. How does Hardinge embarrass Flash in this section?

6. What advice does Flash give Lal Singh in this section?

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

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

9. Why does Flashman say Tej Singh withdrew his troops?

10. What is Hardinge disgusted about in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

In what could it be said that Flashman is not necessary the coward he suggests? What does it say about Flashman's characters and the readers perceptive of him that he claims he is a coward?

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