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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Amelia Peabody first see Evelyn Barton-Forbes?
(a) On a street in Cairo.
(b) On a street in Alexandria.
(c) On a street in Rome.
(d) On a street in London.

2. What does Amelia hear in her room in the middle of the night?
(a) The squeak of a floorboard near her bed.
(b) The honk of a car horn.
(c) The rustling of a dressing gown.
(d) The sound of a truck engine.

3. Who has followed Evelyn to Cairo and appears at her door her last night there?
(a) Alberto.
(b) Radcliffe.
(c) Walter.
(d) M. Maspero.

4. What does Lucas tell Evelyn about her grandfather's estate?
(a) She is entitled to the house and its furnishings.
(b) She is not entitled to any inheritance.
(c) She is entitled to the jewelry in the family.
(d) She is entitled to half of it.

5. What does Amelia demand of one of the onlookers when she reaches the fallen woman on the street?
(a) His unbrella to shield the frail woman from the rain.
(b) His car in which to take the frail woman home.
(c) HIs overcoat to put over the frail woman in the street.
(d) His wife's coat to cover the frail woman in the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two women decide to do sometime during their trip?

2. Who is outside of the sitting room ready to assist Amelia with Alberto?

3. To whom is Evelyn related?

4. What does Emerson warn Amelia about working with her hands?

5. Who wrote the book of hieroglyphics that Amelia has with her on the trip?

(see the answer key)

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