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1. 1.

   How many details can you recall from the story?

   1. Ira, Shahid, and Arjun are at the _____________________ on a school outing.
   2. The seige of the British Residency began on 30 May 1 857 and lasted almost _____________________ months. During this time, nearly _____________________ people were inside the Residency.
   3. _____________________ are described to have "fought like tigers" while _____________________ are described to have been "as brave as lions".
   4. The old man said that Wajid Ali Shah was talented and interested in _____________________ and _____________________
   5. Ira, Shahid, and Arjun eventually discover that the old man was actually _____________________, the last British Resident of Lucknow.
2. 2.

   Why do you think Ira, Shahid, and Arjun's school may have chosen to go to the Lucknow Residency on a school outing?

3. 3.

   Did the old man take the side Of the British, the Indian rebels, or neither? Why does he take this position?

4. 4.

   Why were the children surprised to hear that there were Indian soldiers who fought inside the Residency, protecting the British?

5. 5.

   Why does the old man suggest that "the world have been a better place" if Rani Laxmi Bai and Begum Hazrat Mahal had ruled their kingdom?

6. 6.

   How do the children eventually discover the identity of the old man that they speak to?