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

2. 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.

3. 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 particularly close relationship with her brother.
(d) Her extremely close relationship with her father.

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

5. Although full of conviction, Bell does not carry much power in her initial role as a British spy. Why?
(a) She holds an administrative position.
(b) She acts in an unofficial capacity.
(c) She works for British government, not a military officer.
(d) She is a female in a male environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. When in 1911 does Bell again leave England for a trip to the East?

2. Bell arrives where in November 1913?

3. Who is Janet Wallach's work a biography of?

4. Who joins Bell in Turkey?

5. Why is Bell active in this movement in 1908?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bell spend her time doing upon returning to England following her trip to the East in the winter of 1909?

2. How and when does Gertrude die?

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

4. In Chapter 31, in what ways does Bell serve as Faisal's adviser?

5. What does Bell discover upon returning home in June 1923?

6. What is among the first steps Bell takes in Chapter 23 when she arrives in Baghdad?

7. How does Bell fare at Oxford?

8. What troubles occur in Chapter 34?

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

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

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