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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. Who of the party decides to go to the tomb and examine it?
(a) Walter and Evelyn.
(b) Walter and Amelia.
(c) Emerson and Amelia.
(d) Walter and Emerson.

2. To whom is Evelyn related?
(a) The Lord of Leeds.
(b) The Earl of Ellesmere.
(c) The Mayor of Nottingham.
(d) The Count of Cambridge.

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

4. Who does Emerson scream at first thing in the morning?
(a) Amelia.
(b) Walter.
(c) Michael.
(d) Mohammed.

5. Where do Amelia and Evelyn first go to see the pyramids?
(a) Gazah.
(b) Outside of Cairo.
(c) Gizeh.
(d) Alexandria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Amelia and Evelyn see at dinner in their hotel the last night they are in Cairo?

2. How long does Amelia tell Michael they will stay to take care of Radcliffe?

3. When Radcliffe asks Amelia if he is well enough to return to work tomorrow, what does he call her?

4. Why will the local workmen no longer work for the Emersons?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. The night after Alberto's appearance, another gentleman from Evelyn's past comes to their hotel to say hello: Lucas Hayes. Who is Lucas Hayes, and why has he come to Cairo to see Evelyn? How does Evelyn respond to his visit, and why? What does Amelia think of Lucas, and why?

3. Who does Radcliffe believe has stolen the mummy from his work site? Why does he think this person is responsible, and how does he behave?

4. How has it come to pass that Ms. Peabody is independently wealthy? What does she do for a living? Where does she live?

5. What name is Amelia given by the villagers in Beni Hassan? Why has she earned this name? Is it a fitting name?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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. What excursion do Amelia and Evelyn take from Cairo? How does Amelia react to Egypt? While on this short trip, what adventure does Amelia have that Evelyn does not?

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