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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. When Amelia returns to the campsite, what does she learn that Radcliffe has found?
(a) Another mummy.
(b) A gold necklace.
(c) The mummy's costume.
(d) Another section of pavement.

2. What does Lucas prepare for the group in the late afternoon after Radcliffe is injured?
(a) An explanation of how much he loves Evelyn.
(b) A song to lift their spirits.
(c) A fancy table with flowers, silverware and liquor for all.
(d) Pate and crackers.

3. What does Amelia show Radcliffe as evidence of Michael's disappearance?
(a) His amulet with a broken chain.
(b) His pay stub.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His crucifix with a broken chain.

4. Where does Michael go after he recovers from his injuries while held captive?
(a) He goes on the hunt for Lucas.
(b) He returns to Cairo.
(c) He stays with Radcliffe and Amelia.
(d) He leaves for Alexandria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Lucas brought with him to the camp site for protection?

2. Who finally subdues Lucas during the gunshots?

3. Why has Radcliffe entered Amelia's room with a gun?

4. How does Evelyn react to the shootings in the night?

5. How does Radcliffe feel about Walter and Evelyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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. 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?

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

7. What does Lucas do when Michael attempts to speak to Amelia in private? Why has Lucas done this? Why does Amelia react the way she does?

8. What is the purpose of Chapter 8 in the story? Why is the chapter important to the novel? What does the chapter add to the love triangle of Evelyn, Walter and Lucas?

9. How does Radcliffe respond to Lucas' accidental shooting of his brother, Walter? How does this incident confirm what Radcliffe has thought of Lucas from the day they met?

10. When Radcliffe arrives at the excavation site the morning after the failed capture of the mummy, what does he find? Who is with him? What do the two of them discuss? What changes are we seeing in these two strong-willed characters?

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