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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 looking for the mummy on his own.
(b) He is drinking on his boat.
(c) He is crying in his tent.
(d) He has left the camp and returned home to England.

2. How does Emerson explain the fact that they are so groggy after drinking the wine?
(a) He explains they are too tired to sleep.
(b) He explains they have been drugged.
(c) He explains there are noises that sound like the mummy.
(d) He explains it is too warm to sleep in the tomb.

3. Who are the only two people who have not been harmed during the search for the mummy's identity?
(a) Radcliffe and Evelyn.
(b) Michael and Amelia.
(c) Amelia and Lucas.
(d) Amelia and Evelyn.

4. What does Emerson ask Amelia to promise when he leaves her on her boat and heads back to Walter?
(a) To not speak to him again.
(b) To signal when the mummy has arrived.
(c) To eat a light dinner.
(d) To follow the plan and be careful

5. Where are Walter and Evelyn living at the end of the story?
(a) Ellesmere Castle.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Cairo.
(d) London.

6. When Amelia returns to the campsite, what does she learn that Radcliffe has found?
(a) The mummy's costume.
(b) Another section of pavement.
(c) Another mummy.
(d) A gold necklace.

7. What does Lucas reveal to Walter about Evelyn?
(a) That she has three sisters.
(b) That she is not who she says she is.
(c) That she was involved with Alberto.
(d) That she is pregnant with his child.

8. 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 dangers of crossing the NIle.
(d) The god-like status of the crocodile.

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

10. When did Lucas actually arrive in a town nearby to Amarna?
(a) The day before Amelia and Evelyn.
(b) A few days after Amelia and Evelyn.
(c) A week before Amelia and Evelyn.
(d) Two weeks before Amelia and Evelyn.

11. What plan do Radcliffe and Amelia make to escape from the tomb in which they are trapped by Lucas?
(a) Radcliffe will lower Amelia down to the path for her excape.
(b) Amelia will roll rocks down the hill and try to hit Lucas.
(c) Radcliffe will fire the pistol to cause an avalanche onto Lucas.
(d) Amelia will roll rocks down the hill while Radcliffe gets behind Lucas.

12. What has Lucas brought with him to the camp site for protection?
(a) A chainsaw.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A loaded gun.
(d) A knife.

13. What does Lucas offer to obtain for Evelyn?
(a) The boxes of her belongings that her grandfather sent.
(b) The money she has inherited.
(c) The truth about her heritage.
(d) The possessions she left in Cairo.

14. How does Radcliffe feel about Walter and Evelyn?
(a) He hopes they will both leave the site and not return.
(b) He thinks they are all wrong for each other.
(c) He hopes they marry right away.
(d) He wishes his brother would marry someone of means.

15. What does Amelia show Radcliffe as evidence of Michael's disappearance?
(a) His crucifix with a broken chain.
(b) His pay stub.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His amulet with a broken chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Evelyn's grandfather pack in her box of possessions that he sent out of the house?

2. What does Lucas criticize Evelyn for when they are sitting on the boat?

3. After the mystery of the mummy is solved, what happens to Amelia?

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

5. Who finally subdues Lucas during the gunshots?

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