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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Amelia remember from her hotel in Cairo while she is talking to Emerson?
(a) Her nightmares at the hotel.
(b) Her asking Evelyn to join her in Egypt.
(c) Her night visitor dressed as an Egyptian.
(d) Her slovenly packing.

2. Before she leaves, from whom does Amelia receive a marriage proposal?
(a) Mr. Michael Bedawee, her guide.
(b) Mr. Samuel Maspero, her tutor.
(c) Mr. Lucas Hayes, her cousin.
(d) Mr. Fletcher, her lawyer.

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

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

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

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

7. What does Amelia ask Walter to do for Emerson after he has fainted and been brought back to bed?
(a) Force him to drink water.
(b) Shave off his beard.
(c) Give him a bath.
(d) Feed him more grains.

8. What does Amelia propose that she and Evelyn do immediately?
(a) Leave the hotel.
(b) Leave the room.
(c) Leave Cairo.
(d) Leave Egypt.

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

10. 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 sick and needs medical attention.
(c) His daughter is having a baby.
(d) His daughter has left with M.Maspero.

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

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

13. Who do they learn has actually discovered the tomb?
(a) Hassan.
(b) Alhambra.
(c) Mohammed.
(d) Almundo.

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

15. Who are the waiters on Amelia and Evelyn's dahabeeyah?
(a) Assan and Habib.
(b) Habib and Michael.
(c) Habib and Abdul.
(d) MIchael and Reis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Evelyn and Amelia decide to do first thing in the morning after their midnight talk?

3. Who tells Emerson and Walter that the men will no longer work for them?

4. What does Lucas tell Evelyn about her grandfather's estate?

5. What instrument do the two women decide to bring onto their boat?

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