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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Amelia tell Michael they will stay to take care of Radcliffe?
(a) Five days.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

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

3. What instrument do the two women decide to bring onto their boat?
(a) A piano.
(b) A harpsichord.
(c) A flute.
(d) A harp.

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

5. What does Amelia admit to Evelyn when Evelyn awakens her in the middle of the night?
(a) That she, too, has heard sounds and has seen a lurking figure.
(b) That she, too, is in love with Walter.
(c) That she, too, is having nightmares.
(d) That she, too, wants to leave Egypt.

6. Who tells Emerson and Walter that the men will no longer work for them?
(a) Mohammed.
(b) Michael.
(c) Abdullah.
(d) Amelia.

7. How many children are in Amelia's family?
(a) She has three siblings.
(b) She has seven brothers and sisters.
(c) She has five older brothers.
(d) She has six younger brothers.

8. How does Amelia react when she sees the apparition?
(a) She calls for Evelyn to come see it.
(b) She screams out in terror.
(c) She closes her eyes and pretends to sleep.
(d) She attempts to grab it through the mosquito netting.

9. Why does Evelyn wake Amelia in the middle of the night?
(a) She is tired of Egypt and wants to go home.
(b) She has heard a frightening sound.
(c) She has been having nightmares.
(d) She does not know who she wants to marry.

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

11. Where do Evelyn, Walter, Radcliffe and Amelia dine the first night Radcliffe joins them since his illness?
(a) On the balcony.
(b) In the Emersons' quarters.
(c) On the dahabeenya.
(d) In the dining hall.

12. Who does Mohammed believe to be the mummy found in the tomb?
(a) A servant of Pharaoh Khuenaten.
(b) A princely priest-magician servant of Amon.
(c) A member of a royal family.
(d) A king murdered by his wife.

13. What animals do Evelyn and Amelia procure in the village?
(a) Camels.
(b) Donkeys.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cows.

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

15. How do Alberto and Evelyn pay their way across Europe?
(a) They work in hotels.
(b) They sell Evelyn's jewelry.
(c) They live on Alberto's fortune.
(d) They inherit from Evelyn's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Amelia visit again before leaving Cairo?

3. What does Amelia remember from her hotel in Cairo while she is talking to Emerson?

4. What does Amelia demand of one of the onlookers when she reaches the fallen woman on the street?

5. What does Amelia realize about Lucas' arrival in Cairo?

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