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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to her companion when Amelia reaches Rome?
(a) She falls ill with malaria.
(b) She falls ill with polio.
(c) She falls ill with the flu.
(d) She falls ill with typhoid.

2. Where does Walter Emerson find Amelia and Evelyn?
(a) As they are dining in Beheva Maji.
(b) As they are leaving Haggi Qandil.
(c) As they are walking to Qandia Luzat.
(d) As they are riding their animals on their way to the tombs.

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

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

5. How does Emerson react when Amelia and Evelyn tell him of their nightly experiences?
(a) He believes Abdullah to be the mummy wandering at night.
(b) He believes Mohammed to be the mummy wandering at night.
(c) He laughs at the two women and tells them to go home.
(d) He believes Amelia's story, but cannot think who would do such a thing.

6. Where do Amelia and Evelyn first go to see the pyramids?
(a) Gizeh.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Gazah.
(d) Outside of Cairo.

7. What interrupts the evening for Amelia and Evelyn and sends them back to their rooms?
(a) Evelyn faints.
(b) Evelyn and Walter argue.
(c) Amelia and Radcliffe argue.
(d) Walter attempts to kiss Evelyn in public.

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

9. What do Evelyn and Amelia decide to do first thing in the morning after their midnight talk?
(a) Tell the others they are leaving.
(b) Tell the others to watch out for strangers.
(c) Tell the others they must have showers.
(d) Tell the others about what they have seen.

10. How old is Amelia when her father dies?
(a) Forty-one.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Thirty-nine.

11. What does Emerson label the mummy that Mohammed discovers in the tomb?
(a) Greco-Roman.
(b) Twentieth century Egyptian.
(c) European.
(d) Greco-Egyptian.

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

13. What do Emerson and Abdullah agree on about the situation with the villagers?
(a) The mummy has been stolen by someone who wants to cause dissention.
(b) The mummy has just been hidden by a villager to protect it.
(c) The mummy was burned in a fire the night before.
(d) The mummy has been stolen and sold by one of the villagers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From whom does Amelia learn foreign languages?

4. What does Amelia ask Walter to do for Emerson after he has fainted and been brought back to bed?

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

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