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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. Fahad has promised how many troops to help General Bols with taking Jordan?

2. What does Homs specialize in manufacturing?

3. How long will Lawrence and Dawnay need to travel from Deraa to Aba el Lissan?

4. After the taking of Akaba, the Arabs become a part of what army?

5. Allenby's first attack of the Jordan initiative is scheduled for what day in September?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the people of Tafileh fearful when the British and Arabs take the city?

3. Why is the reward for Lawrence, by the Turks, so much higher than that for other British officers?

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

5. Feisal tells the British that if they are not successful in taking Damascus, he will do what?

6. What are some of the plans made for the year of 1918?

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

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

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

10. What are the Arabs trying to convince the Turks of regarding the big offensive in the autumn of 1918?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the role of gold in the story? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

There are many places in the book where geography is described. Using examples from the book, describe what role does the geography of the land play in the story?

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