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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it by the summer of 1889 that Bell's feelings for Lascelles's son wane?
(a) He is not as bright, passionate as she.
(b) He calls upon her less frequently.
(c) They share few common interests.
(d) He buries himself in politics.

2. Bell finds herself meeting members of which esteemed group in Chapter 7?
(a) Pakistani Army.
(b) Moroccan Palace Guards.
(c) Arabian Knights.
(d) Indian Civil Service.

3. At the start of 1902, Bell makes another trip to the East, stopping where before returning to England by the summer?
(a) Algiers, Syria, and Jerusalem.
(b) Lhasa, Algiers, and Syria.
(c) Lebanon, Syria, and Mauritania.
(d) Algiers, Smyrna, and Jerusalem.

4. On this 1905 trip, Bell encounters the Druze and is brought the sheik's what to initiate a professional friendship?
(a) Caravan.
(b) Palace.
(c) Tent.
(d) Lodge.

5. Bell finds herself back in the dreariness of England during which season in 1915 in Chapter 15?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

6. What city do Bell and her caravan reach in Chapter 12?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Hayil.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Amman.

7. Who is Janet Wallach's work a biography of?
(a) Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell.
(b) Gertrude Magdalena Lowthian Bell.
(c) Geraldine Maria Lowthian Bell.
(d) Gertrude Maegan Lowthian Bell.

8. Chapter 4 finds Bell how old and mourning the loss of Cadogan, who has died of pneumonia?
(a) Age 25.
(b) Age 23.
(c) Age 24.
(d) Age 26.

9. In Chapter 2, readers learn Bell attends what school in 1886?
(a) Kingston University.
(b) University of Greenwich.
(c) Trinity University.
(d) University of Oxford.

10. What adventure does Bell tackle before returning to England in July 1903?
(a) Crossing the Mojave Desert.
(b) Trekking through Baja California.
(c) Rafting the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
(d) Climbing in the Rocky Mountains.

11. What is the purpose of Bell's initial trip to Jerusalem?
(a) To study Bodish and enter the Arabic world.
(b) To study Hebrew and enter the Arabic world.
(c) To study Altai and enter the Arabic world.
(d) To study Arabic and enter the Arabic world.

12. In Chapter 11, Bell finally sets off on her trek with how many camels in her caravan?
(a) 20.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

13. Whose coronation does Bell attend on June 22, 1911?
(a) James II.
(b) George V.
(c) Edward V.
(d) Charles I.

14. These esteemed members that Bell meets are graduates from which institutions?
(a) Oxford and Harvard.
(b) Oxford and Cambridge.
(c) West Point and Princeton.
(d) Annapolis and Bombay.

15. Why does Hugh Bell not deem Cadogan to be a fit suitor and refuse to consent to their marrying?
(a) He is still in the university, feels he is too young.
(b) His family's financially embarrassing position in society.
(c) He feels their age difference will be a factor in an unhappy marriage.
(d) He is not as bright as his daughter, feels she can do better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 16 finds Bell in the East disembarking from a what?

2. Which men does Bell meet at the British consul in Chapter 16?

3. The British Ambassador in which location is eager to learn what Bell had learned about the people and the area on her journey in early 1914?

4. Much of Bell's information is provided by Richard (Dick) Doughty-Wylie who is now living where?

5. Bell arrives where in November 1913?

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