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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 does Emerson respond to the concerns of Abdullah and the others?
(a) He believes their god will protect them from creatures of the night.
(b) He believes a good night's sleep will solve the problem.
(c) He believes the mummy will go away if the men return to work.
(d) He believes the men are ignorant fools.

2. What do body cavities of mummies often contain?
(a) Gold.
(b) Amulets.
(c) Pottery.
(d) Sand.

3. What well-known Frenchman does Amelia want to meet while at the museum?
(a) M. Maspero.
(b) M. Masanni.
(c) M. Kingsley.
(d) M. Cooperman.

4. Who first teaches Evelyn how to draw?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Alphonso.
(c) Lucas Hayes.
(d) Her father.

5. What does Evelyn want to learn more about so that she may improve her drawings?
(a) Hieroglyphics.
(b) Pyramids.
(c) Papyrus.
(d) Egyptology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals do Evelyn and Amelia procure in the village?

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

3. How many children are in Amelia's family?

4. Who has followed Evelyn to Cairo and appears at her door her last night there?

5. What does Amelia think about before falling asleep the night she meets Alberto?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why do Amelia and Evelyn decide to amend their plans and remain in Beni Hassan with the Emersons? Are both women happy with the decision? Why?

3. Why have the workmen left the dig site? What do we learn about the beliefs of the natives of the area?

4. The novel takes place in the late 1800's, and at that time it was unusual for two women to travel abroad together without male companionship. What do we learn about these two women and their attitudes about the conventions of the times?

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

6. 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?

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

10. When Amelia takes Evelyn shopping, what does she learn about Evelyn? What does she learn about herself? Why is this important to Amelia?

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