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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Amelia when her father dies?
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) Forty-one.
(d) Thirty-two.

2. What is the name of the boat that Amelia and Evelyn finally decide on?
(a) The Phasic.
(b) The Pharaoh.
(c) The Philae.
(d) The Phillo.

3. Why do the two women hire Michael Bedawee?
(a) To help them speak Arabic.
(b) To be the dragoman.
(c) To guide them to the Nile.
(d) To clean their boat.

4. What is the name the Egyptians give to Amelia?
(a) Sitt Hakim, or lady doctor.
(b) Beni Hassan, or mother of the children.
(c) Amelia, the strong and tireless.
(d) Lady Nurse, the savior.

5. What is a dahabeeyah?
(a) A steamship.
(b) A paddleboat.
(c) An elaborate houseboat.
(d) A luxury liner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia propose that she and Evelyn do immediately?

2. Where does Amelia take the woman who has fainted on the street?

3. What does Amelia see while taking tea and visiting the place where Caesar died?

4. What does Amelia learn from her father's friend at the Finance Ministry?

5. What well-known Frenchman does Amelia want to meet while at the museum?

(see the answer key)

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