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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Amelia Peabody first see Evelyn Barton-Forbes?
(a) On a street in Rome.
(b) On a street in Cairo.
(c) On a street in London.
(d) On a street in Alexandria.

3. What does Emerson say about Evelyn's drawings of the pavement?
(a) "Are you an artist?"
(b) "Not at all bad."
(c) "Very nice work!"
(d) "These will not help me at all!"

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Amelia's Italian guide?

2. Where do Amelia and Evelyn spend their time while in Cairo?

3. How does Evelyn meet Alberto?

4. Who does Emerson scream at first thing in the morning?

5. What does Amelia hear outside her room in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Evelyn during dinner the last night in Cairo? Who has come to visit her, and why? What do we learn about Evelyn?

2. What important thing do Amelia and Walter discover when they go into the tomb? What do they find, and what do they notice is missing?

3. In the morning after their dinner on the balcony, Walter arrives at their lodgings with news. What is he excited about? Why is the news important?

4. What do the group discuss at dinner the first night Radcliffe is able to join them on the balcony for the meal? What is the mood during dinner?

5. How does Alberto explain to Evelyn his disappearance in Rome? Does Evelyn believe him? What important quality of Evelyn's is reinforced in this scene? How does Amelia rid Evelyn of Alberto?

6. In Chapter 2, Amelia arranges for transportation for herself and Evelyn through Egypt. What method of transportation does she choose, and why? How does she go about making the arrangements? How do the fellow guests at the hotel respond to her idea?

7. Evelyn is visited by two suitors while she is in Cairo. How does she know each of them? How do they represent the two parts of her life that she is struggling with in the story?

8. Why does Amelia suggest they stop in Armana? What does she hope will happen while they are in Armana? Is this in keeping with her personality?

9. What does Lucas tell Evelyn that her grandfather had done with all of her possessions? How does she react to this story? How does Amelia react?

10. Where does Amelia Peabody first meet Evelyn Barton-Forbes, and under what circumstances? What does this meeting tell the reader about Amelia Peabody's character?

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