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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter want Amelia and Evelyn to do now that the danger has increased?
(a) Leave the camp immediately.
(b) Look for Michael to take care of them.
(c) Return to the boat.
(d) Let Lucas take them home.

2. Where are Walter and Evelyn living at the end of the story?
(a) London.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Ellesmere Castle.
(d) Alexandria.

3. What does Amelia do when she sees Emerson's sadness over the destruction of his work?
(a) She wraps an arm around his shoulders.
(b) She kisses him on the cheek.
(c) She ignores his feelings.
(d) She holds his hand.

4. What does Lucas propose foiled the plan to catch Mohammed leave his house one night?
(a) Mohammed was not in town.
(b) Evelyn did not cooperate.
(c) Mohammed was warned in advance of their plan to catch him.
(d) Amelia was too noisy.

5. Who finally subdues Lucas during the gunshots?
(a) Michael.
(b) Walter.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Mohammed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia tell Radcliffe as they end their conversation about Walter and Evelyn?

2. Who do Emerson and Amelia find at the bottom of the path?

3. Why do Lucas and Walter get into a fight as they are walking with Evelyn?

4. What does Amelia use to revive herself from her groggy state?

5. With what has Radcliffe been hit while standing in the doorway?

Short Essay Questions

1. While Walter is asleep, what is going on all around him? At what point does he wake up from his drugged state and realize what is happening? How does he respond?

2. Who comes into Amelia's bed chamber in the middle of the night, and what does the person want? Why are they both still awake? What is the real motive for the visitor's concern?

3. When Radcliffe and Amelia are trapped with the ailing Michael by Lucas, what do the two realize about what has really been happening and Lucas' involvement in it all?

4. Evelyn is concerned for the safety of the group and thinks the mummy will leave them alone if she agrees to marry Lucas and the two of them depart. How does Amelia react to Evelyn's plan? What does this tell us about the two women and how well they know each other?

5. When Amelia wakes in the middle of the night, she finds Radcliffe in her room. Why is he there, and how does he protect Amelia? How does this scene compare to those in earlier chapters between the two characters?

6. What are some examples of tension and suspense the author creates in this chapter? How does the author engage most of the main characters in the action of the chapter?

7. Why has Lucas invented this elaborate plot to capture Evelyn and force her to marry him? What are his real motives?

8. The argument between Lucas and Walter and the subsequent engagement of Walter and Evelyn gives resolution to one of the love interests in the book. The problem of the mummy remains. What is the author doing in this chapter to prepare the reader for the climax of the mystery?

9. The group decide to go along with Lucas' plan for catching the mummy the following evening. What is the plan, and why do the others go along with it? How does the plan backfire and cause more harm than good?

10. What does Lucas offer to Radcliffe as an apology for taking artifacts from the country? How does Emerson respond to the gift, and why?

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