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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the museum to which Amelia and Evelyn go?
(a) The museum of Gurnah.
(b) The museum of Bardain.
(c) The museum of Biskark.
(d) The museum of Boulaq.

3. Why does Michael come in search of Amelia when she is shopping for medical supplies?
(a) His daughter has run away.
(b) His daughter is having a baby.
(c) His daughter has left with M.Maspero.
(d) His daughter is sick and needs medical attention.

4. What does a merchant thrust in Evelyn's face as the two women walk through town?
(a) A mummy's arm.
(b) A mummy's hand.
(c) A mummy's leg.
(d) A mummy's face.

5. Where does Amelia visit again before leaving Cairo?
(a) The tomb in which the Emersons are working.
(b) The Great Pyramid.
(c) Amarna.
(d) M. Maspero's museum.

6. Who do Emerson and Amelia go to visit in the village?
(a) The local newspaper editor.
(b) The govenor.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The employment office,

7. Where do Amelia and Evelyn go to secure their transportation through Egypt?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Boulaq.
(c) Baseeda.
(d) Alexandria.

8. What hills surround the pyramids near Cairo?
(a) The Hussin hills.
(b) The Mokkattam hills.
(c) The Abusir hills.
(d) The Dashoor hills.

9. Which is the largest of the pyramids?
(a) The tomb of Sakkarah.
(b) The tomb of Khufu.
(c) The tomb of Gizzars.
(d) The tomb of Hassain.

10. What two traits does Amelia credit Evelyn with after her meeting with Lucas?
(a) Being too immature and too kind.
(b) Being too kind and too honest.
(c) Being too honest and too beautiful.
(d) Being too simple and too honest.

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

12. What does Amelia add to the tapioca and water to wash the pavement at the dig site?
(a) Salt and tea.
(b) Starch and salt.
(c) Starch and bismuth.
(d) Tea and bismuth.

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

14. What does Amelia realize about Lucas' arrival in Cairo?
(a) He is there to join them in the dahabeeyah for the journey.
(b) He is there to bring Evelyn home for the funeral.
(c) He is there to serve Evelyn with legal papers.
(d) He is there to propose marriage to Evelyn.

15. What does Amelia receive upon her father's death?
(a) His house and a sixth of his money.
(b) A third of his money.
(c) All of his money.
(d) His house and all of his belongings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amelia hire as a companion for her journey?

2. How do Alberto and Evelyn pay their way across Europe?

3. What happens to Emerson in the early hours of the morning after Amelia has tended to him?

4. Where do Amelia and Evelyn stay while in Cairo?

5. Who are the waiters on Amelia and Evelyn's dahabeeyah?

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