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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bell's heading on her next trip in Chapter 7?
(a) Islamabad, Pakistan.
(b) Rabat, Morocco.
(c) Lhasa, Tibet.
(d) Delhi, India.

2. January 1914 ends, water and provisions are running low, and who is sent to warn Bell to turn back?
(a) Turkish soldiers.
(b) Arabian sheiks.
(c) Lebanese soldiers.
(d) British soldiers.

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

4. When Bell continues eastward and across the Pacific, where in North America does she initially land?
(a) Vancouver.
(b) Portland.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Juneau.

5. In the summer of 1902, which individual does Bell hire?
(a) Marilyn Delaere.
(b) Marie Delaere.
(c) Martha Delaere.
(d) Marsha Delaere.

6. By the end of her second year, Bell is the first woman to achieve first place in Modern History studies, but fails in what?
(a) Securing a husband.
(b) Passing calculus.
(c) Passing physics.
(d) Passing chemistry.

7. In Chapter 13, Bell stays for several weeks before heading in which direction and arriving on May 1, 1914?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) West.

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

9. Who are the children of Hugh Bell and Florence Olliffe?
(a) Harry, Mary, and Elsa.
(b) Hugo, Molly, and Elsa.
(c) Hugo, Mary, and Lisa.
(d) Harry, Molly, and Lisa.

10. When she embarks in 1909, what knowledge does Bell take with her?
(a) Surveying, geography, and astronomy.
(b) Surveillance, map making, and astronomy.
(c) Surveying, map making, and astrology.
(d) Surveying, map making, and astronomy.

11. By the end of May, 1914, Bell is back in England where she receives a prestigious gold medal from whom?
(a) House of Commons.
(b) House of Lords.
(c) King George V.
(d) Royal Geographical Society.

12. What progressive girls' school in London is Bell sent away to?
(a) Thames College.
(b) Brunswick College.
(c) Queen's College.
(d) London College.

13. Who were Bell's parents?
(a) Hugh and Margaret Steele Bell.
(b) Hugh and Mary Shield Bell.
(c) Hugh and Melissa Sands Bell.
(d) Hugh and Melody Stark Bell.

14. Where does Bell obtain this knowledge?
(a) Royal Army Geography Corps.
(b) Royal Astronomical Society.
(c) Royal Geographical Society.
(d) Royal Army Engineer Academy.

15. Janet Wallach shows Bell is more comfortable in the company of men, noting it is probably as a result of what?
(a) Her unhesitant insistence to approach them as equals.
(b) Her mother dying young and her civil, but distant, relations with stepmother.
(c) Her extremely close relationship with her father.
(d) Her particularly close relationship with her brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In a second trip, Bell comes dangerously close to losing her life on a climb up what rocky surface?

3. Initially unsuccessful in garnering any marriage proposals, Bell turns to travel and journeys where?

4. Bell will become a spy for which British agency during the First World War?

5. When World War I begins, the British have concerns regarding Turkish trade routes to India and what else?

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