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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. How old is Amelia when her father dies?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Thirty-nine.
(c) Thirty-five.
(d) Forty-one.

2. Who do Emerson and Amelia go to visit in the village?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The govenor.
(c) The local newspaper editor.
(d) The employment office,

3. What does Amelia admit to Evelyn when Evelyn awakens her in the middle of the night?
(a) That she, too, is having nightmares.
(b) That she, too, has heard sounds and has seen a lurking figure.
(c) That she, too, is in love with Walter.
(d) That she, too, wants to leave Egypt.

4. Who is outside of the sitting room ready to assist Amelia with Alberto?
(a) Radcliffe.
(b) Walter.
(c) Michael.
(d) Hassan.

5. What happens to her companion when Amelia reaches Rome?
(a) She falls ill with the flu.
(b) She falls ill with polio.
(c) She falls ill with typhoid.
(d) She falls ill with malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amelia hire as a companion for her journey?

2. How does Walter describe his brother's condition to Amelia?

3. What does Radcliffe notice about Amelia's hands while they are having dinner?

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

5. How many men are working at the site with Walter and Abdullah?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Amelia goes to bed after meeting Alberto and has a disturbing experience. What does she see and what happens? What qualities of Amelia's are reinforced in this event?

3. Why does Radcliffe react so strongly to Amelia and Evelyn's work with the pavement? Is his reaction in character with his personality?

4. 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?

5. What do Amelia and Evelyn discover when they arrive in Armana? How do the two women react? What do we learn about Walter in this scene?

6. What do both Amelia and Evelyn realize they have seen in the dark at night? What do they decide to do about the problem?

7. Amelia is awakened in the middle of the night. What wakes her, and how does she respond? What does she find in the morning that confuses her even more?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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