Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Janet Wallach
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A few days into her trip, a Druze band attacks Bell's caravan, but who rescues them?

2. Bell was born on what date?

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

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

5. Bell is ready to make a journey into where in November 1913, but encounters a number of delays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bell's status at the start of 1921?

2. What actions does Bell engage in toward the end of Chapter 18?

3. What is Bell's role as a member of Cox's Political Staff?

4. What happens for Bell when the war comes to an end?

5. What is the outcome when the British government has General Allenby appoint Sharif Hussein's son as the new ruler of Syria?

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

7. What aspect of her duties is Bell unhappy about and how does this change?

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

9. How does Chapter 25 open?

10. What troubles occur in Chapter 34?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Bell establish herself as a woman of the world early in her life?

Essay Topic 2

What role does Bell's stepmother play in her life?

Essay Topic 3

What sort of relationship does Bell have with her father? How is this reflected in in Wallach's work?

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