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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What places does Amelia want to travel to and see?
(a) The places she had read about when she was a child.
(b) The places she had been as a child.
(c) The places her father had studied.
(d) The places her brothers suggested she go.

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

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

4. Where do Amelia and Evelyn spend their time while in Cairo?
(a) Going to the churches, shopping centers, and the movies.
(b) Going to the bazarrs, saloons, and city parks.
(c) Going to the bazaars, the mosques, and the Citadel.
(d) Going to the parks, mosques, and the movies.

5. Where do Amelia and Evelyn stay while in Cairo?
(a) The Marriott.
(b) Brown's Hotel.
(c) Beefeater's Hotel.
(d) Shepheard's Hotel.

6. What does Amelia see standing over her bed in the middle of the night?
(a) A burglar dressed in black.
(b) Evelyn in her nightgown.
(c) An apparition swathed in white mist.
(d) Alberto in a costume.

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

8. What do body cavities of mummies often contain?
(a) Sand.
(b) Gold.
(c) Amulets.
(d) Pottery.

9. Why does Amelia believe Evelyn will not be her traveling companion after their return from Egypt?
(a) Evelyn will become a school teacher in Egypt.
(b) Evelyn will want to be independent.
(c) Evelyn will marry Lucas or Walter.
(d) Evelyn will return to Rome with Alberto.

10. What does Emerson warn Amelia about working with her hands?
(a) She needs to wear gloves.
(b) They may take a long time to recover in the desert.
(c) They might become gangrened.
(d) They could become infected and need to be amputated.

11. What do the two women decide to do sometime during their trip?
(a) Find Khuenaten's tomb.
(b) FInd Lucas Hayes.
(c) Find M. Maspero's new museum.
(d) Find the Emersons.

12. What do Radcliffe and Amelia discuss the day after his illness, as he recovers?
(a) Medical curatives.
(b) Women working outside of the home.
(c) Evelyn and Walter.
(d) Khuenaten and hieroglyphics.

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

14. Who is Amelia's Italian guide?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Alfredo.
(c) Alejandro.
(d) Piero.

15. Who is Reis Hassan?
(a) The repairman.
(b) The captain of their boat.
(c) The translator.
(d) The owner of their boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia notice About Radcliffe with his beard shaved off?

2. What does Walter say is his concern about the men working on the site?

3. Who of the party decides to go to the tomb and examine it?

4. What does Alberto offer when he speaks to Evelyn in her sitting room?

5. Why does Michael come in search of Amelia when she is shopping for medical supplies?

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