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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. Allenby wants the plan to take out the two extreme ends of the railroad bridges in Yarmuk completed by when?

2. At the beginning of Book VII, Lawrence attends a banquet at whose headquarters?

3. After the taking of Jerusalem, Allenby is basically immobile until mid-February when he would bring the push to what city?

4. In order to protect Akaba, the men are deployed in four positions that form a semicircle around the highlands of what?

5. What is the name of the major who Lawrence finally gets in contact with in Suez to get relief to Akaba?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Joyce's role in the plans of 1918?

2. What is the next step after the end of the Hejaz War?

3. Why does Lawrence need the help of the Serhan tribes in the Yarmuk River Valley plan?

4. When Allenby is presented with the plan for the Yarmuk River Valley bridges, what does he say?

5. What is occurring when Lawrence returns to Akaba from his vacation before the Dead Sea campaign?

6. What railroads meet at Deraa?

7. What did Allenby do, without telling Feisal, that creates a disagreement between Feisal and his father?

8. Why does being in service to Allenby and Feisal cause problems for Lawrence?

9. How is Lawrence able to exist in the desert as the Arabs do?

10. What are some of the differences among the zones in Syria?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the Arabs finish with the Hejaz War, they move on to Syria. Using examples from the book, what are some of the differences between the Arab desert and Syria? How do those differences necessitate a change in tactics and planning by the British and Arabs?

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book to support your answer, what are the roles of the tribe and the family in the story?

Essay Topic 3

What are the roles of disease and injury to the story, and how do disease and injury affect the main players? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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