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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. At first, the men Bell meets at the start of Chapter 16 are cautious in their interactions with Bell, but she soon wins them over for what reasons?
(a) Her tenaciousness and composure.
(b) Her accomplishments and aggressiveness.
(c) Her accomplishments and confidence.
(d) Her confidence and aggressiveness.

2. Chapter 14 finds Bell is working for the Red Cross in what location?
(a) Marseille.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lyon.
(d) Boulogne.

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

4. Much of Bell's information is provided by Richard (Dick) Doughty-Wylie who is now living where?
(a) Serajevo.
(b) Belgrade.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Lhasa.

5. Who meets Bell in her office at the military intelligence agency?
(a) P. Cox.
(b) H. Philby.
(c) A.T. Wilson.
(d) T.E. Lawrence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, Bell finally sets off on her trek with how many camels in her caravan?

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

4. Although full of conviction, Bell does not carry much power in her initial role as a British spy. Why?

5. Bell next goes to stay with the Lascelles at their embassy home in ________, but finds it boring.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bell learn about unrest subsequent to her return to Baghdad following the Paris Peace Conference?

2. What does author Janet Wallach establish in the opening chapters of the book?

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

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

5. What does the biography find Bell doing at the end of Chapter 5?

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

7. What transpires in June 1914 that causes the British government to seek Bell out again?

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

9. What transpires following Cox's announcing Mesopotamia is to be an independent state and his departure?

10. How and when does Gertrude die?

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