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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Emerson think Lucas has gone now that he has lost Evelyn to Walter?
(a) He is drinking on his boat.
(b) He is looking for the mummy on his own.
(c) He has left the camp and returned home to England.
(d) He is crying in his tent.

2. What is the name of Lucas' boat?
(a) Elesmere.
(b) Hayes II.
(c) The Cleopatra.
(d) The Philea.

3. What does Amelia do after Radcliffe fires the gun in her room?
(a) She jumps out of bed.
(b) She cries.
(c) She faints.
(d) She screams at him.

4. Who does Amelia say Walter reminds her of?
(a) Her father.
(b) Radcliffe.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Adonis.

5. What is the crocodile a symbol for in the reading of the papyrus?
(a) The importance of nature to the Egyptians.
(b) The dangers lovers will risk for true love.
(c) The god-like status of the crocodile.
(d) The dangers of crossing the NIle.

6. What happens to Radcliffe and Amelia that injures Radcliffe?
(a) A bat in the tomb bites Radcliffe.
(b) Radcliffe trips and injures his leg.
(c) They fall off a small cliff.
(d) Rocks fall and nearly kill them.

7. Why does Lucas propose to capture Mohammed?
(a) To hold him hostage from the mayor.
(b) To force him to admit he is a fraud.
(c) To get him out of town.
(d) To bring the mummy out in the daylight.

8. What do both Amelia and Radcliffe recognize about Walter?
(a) That he is angry with Radcliffe.
(b) That he is bored with the search for the mummy.
(c) That he is in love with Evelyn.
(d) That he wants to leave the site.

9. What does Lucas suggest to Amelia as a means of helping them both fall asleep?
(a) Hot cocoa.
(b) A short moonlight stroll.
(c) Another glass of wine.
(d) Warm milk.

10. What is Lucas' toast to the couple after they decide to marry?
(a) "Congratulations!"
(b) "Have a wonderful life!"
(c) "To Evelyn and Walter!"
(d) "To Evelyn's future!"

11. After the mystery of the mummy is solved, what happens to Amelia?
(a) She returns home to write a book.
(b) She returns to England with Radcliffe.
(c) She marries Radcliffe and they have a child.
(d) She leaves Walter, and Evelyn settles happily in Amarna.

12. Who does Lucas ask to bring Evelyn and Walter out to join the group?
(a) Radcliffe.
(b) Abdullah.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Hassan.

13. What is one alternative considered by Amelia as a solution to the problem?
(a) Let Lucas and Evelyn go to Cairo and get help.
(b) Dress in costume as a mummy herself.
(c) Take Lucas' revolver for her own.
(d) Take the boat herself and get help.

14. Where does Emerson go the morning after the foiled attempt to find the identity of the mummy?
(a) To find Abdullah.
(b) To his balcony for rest.
(c) To his tomb.
(d) To his pavement worksite.

15. What does Amelia do when she sees Emerson's sadness over the destruction of his work?
(a) She wraps an arm around his shoulders.
(b) She ignores his feelings.
(c) She holds his hand.
(d) She kisses him on the cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amelia see as she stares into the dark night?

2. What does Amelia consider an intolerable solution to the problem of the mummy?

3. Who among the group is best able to read the papyrus?

4. What does Lucas offer to obtain for Evelyn?

5. What does Emerson ask Amelia to promise when he leaves her on her boat and heads back to Walter?

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