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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 chemistry.
(c) Passing physics.
(d) Passing calculus.

2. Chapter 6 finds Bell where in the summer of 1900?
(a) On holiday in Paris.
(b) Returning to Jerusalem.
(c) At home in England.
(d) Touring in Turkey.

3. 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) They share few common interests.
(c) He buries himself in politics.
(d) He calls upon her less frequently.

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

5. What is complicating the British ability in gaining intelligence even a year after the start of the First World War?
(a) The British have been clashing with people in Middle East for centuries.
(b) The British do not blend in with the indigenous people, culture,and religions.
(c) The region has many languages, religions, cultural differences, and a lack of trust.
(d) The British government in India and Egypt are fighting over territory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bell falls in love with which young man toward the end of Chapter 3?

2. What is Bell doing in the remainder of 1911 and 1912?

3. Delaere serves Bell in what capacity?

4. What sort of student is Bell at this first school away from home?

5. The local people are suspicious of Bell's motives and imprison her in the large palace for how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and when does Gertrude die?

2. What sort of family is Gertrude Bell born into?

3. What is the reaction Bell gets to her position on assisting in the establishment of an Arab State?

4. Where are some places Chapter 22 reflects Bell is traveling through en route to Baghdad?

5. What troubles occur in Chapter 34?

6. What transpires when Bell arrives back in Damascus in May 1914?

7. What takes place when Bell's white paper is published?

8. What is the purpose of Bell's journey in the winter of 1909?

9. What is taking place back at Bell's home in England in 1920?

10. What does the author show Bell's level of comfort to be in the presence of men?

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