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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 Lawrence do with the extra two nights at El Kurr?

2. What is the name of the liner on which Lawrence and others meet with the Turkish officers on their way to see the emir of Mecca?

3. At the beginning of the book, the Arab region is part of what empire?

4. What is the name of the secret society formed in Syria?

5. Who sends Lawrence back to Arabia and Feisal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the role Feisal has to play after his victory at Wejh?

2. Under what conditions was Feisal prepared to move and battle for Wejh?

3. Why does Ali ask Lawrence to wear Arab garb?

4. How does the Beduin see God?

5. Why does Feisal ask Lawrence to change his British uniform for Arab garb?

6. Who is Jafar Pasha?

7. How do Feisal, Lawrence, and others decide that Yenbo can be made safe on the desert side?

8. What is the story of the book?

9. How does Lawrence describe Colonel Bremond?

10. How does Lawrence describe an Arab?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of gold in the story? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of religion in the story and the war? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lawrence change from the beginning of the book through the ending of the book? Identify some key times in the book that Lawrence changes and what those changes mean to Lawrence's life and future. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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