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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. Lawrence, Thorne, and others survey the train line, navigating through the dark using a compass and what?

2. How much is the Turkish reward for British officers, dead or alive?

3. Back at the Guweira camp, Lawrence received how much gold from Akaba for expenses in the Dead Sea campaign?

4. If Lawrence and his group cannot get to Wadi Khalid, they will have to try to blow up the bridge at what location?

5. On April 18, the Arabs have to pull back from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. In November 1917, what is the Turkish belief about the British officers?

2. Who are the Ismailiya?

3. Why is Feisal asked to hold off his move on Damascus?

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

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

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

7. What is the difference between Hejaz and Syria?

8. Why was the plan developed to attack the bridges in the Yarmuk River Valley?

9. Why does Lawrence kill one of his men when they are attacked by a band of eight Turks?

10. What is the state of Akaba after it is captured by the Arabs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is an alliance? What are the characteristics of a good alliance? Using the book to support your answer, is the alliance between the British and the Arabs a good alliance? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Both sides take prisoners and treat them differently. What is the role of prisoners for the British/Arab Army and the Turkish Army? Discuss important prisoners, important incentives to take prisoners, and how prisoners were treated after they became prisoners. Support your answer with examples from the book.

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