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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Amelia and Evelyn see at dinner in their hotel the last night they are in Cairo?
(a) Radcliffe and Walter Emerson.
(b) M. Maspero.
(c) The Earl of Ellesmere.
(d) Michael and his wife.

2. How do Walter and Radcliffe travel in Egypt?
(a) They rent space on a steamer for themselves and their belongings.
(b) They ride on a bus with all of their gear.
(c) They rent a series of dahabeeyahs and hire servants.
(d) They fly in a small airplane from place to place.

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

4. Why does Abdullah think the men have stopped singing while they work?
(a) He believes they are unhappy over their wages.
(b) He believes they no longer want to work for the Englishmen.
(c) He believes they are exhausted and overworked.
(d) He believes they are frightened of the dead.

5. What does Amelia learn from her father's friend at the Finance Ministry?
(a) Evelyn's grandfather has recently died.
(b) Michael is not to be trusted.
(c) Alberto is not leaving Cairo.
(d) The expedition in Cairo is cursed.

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

7. What is Evelyn doing while Amelia works on the pavement?
(a) She is helping to clean the pavement.
(b) She is copying the painting on the pavement.
(c) She is taking lunch.
(d) She is flirting with Walter.

8. Where is Radcliffe while Amelia and Evelyn are working?
(a) Excavating at a site.
(b) Cleaning off artifacts.
(c) Resting from his illness.
(d) Talking to the workmen.

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

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

11. Where does Amelia want to stop to see the tombs of the Twelfth Dynasty?
(a) Beni Hassan.
(b) Ghizeh.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Curi Amaka.

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

13. 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 her brothers suggested she go.
(c) The places she had been as a child.
(d) The places her father had studied.

14. What does Emerson begin screaming about first thing in the morning?
(a) Walter has disappeared.
(b) Someone has stolen the mummy.
(c) Amelia has forbidden him to go to work.
(d) Someone has let the fire go out.

15. 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 believes Amelia's story, but cannot think who would do such a thing.
(d) He laughs at the two women and tells them to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia tell Walter to instruct the cooks to make for the group the day following Radcliffe's crisis?

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

3. What do Emerson and Abdullah agree on about the situation with the villagers?

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

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

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