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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: The Khatun, Chapters 29, 30, 31 and 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Persian title do the Arabs refer to Bell by which is approximately the equivalent of queen or empress?
(a) Anam.
(b) Khatun.
(c) Khatula.
(d) Iflak.

2. By 1917 Bell acquires what in the Political Office?
(a) A personal maid.
(b) Military status.
(c) A room with running water.
(d) A two-room suite.

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

4. Along which river does Bell brave wartime skirmishes and blistering heat to travel the area in search of information in Chapter 17?
(a) Nile.
(b) Tigris.
(c) Euphrates.
(d) Jordan.

5. When in 1911 does Bell again leave England for a trip to the East?
(a) February.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. Longing to escape her dreary existence in England, when does Bell leave for the East once more?

2. In Chapter 2, what school does Bell attend?

3. Bell thrills to the possibility of defining a whole new country as she pores over her maps of which areas upon the conclusion of World War I?

4. What are the secret documents that Bell leaks about in 1920?

5. On her 1905 trip, what does Bell plan to study and observe so she can share her findings with the English?

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