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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. What does Amelia find on the floor of her room after the apparition vanishes?
(a) A mummified hand.
(b) A business card of Alberto's.
(c) A small faience in the shape of the hawk god.
(d) A black cape.

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

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

4. What do Radcliffe and Amelia discuss the day after his illness, as he recovers?
(a) Women working outside of the home.
(b) Evelyn and Walter.
(c) Medical curatives.
(d) Khuenaten and hieroglyphics.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Alberto offer when he speaks to Evelyn in her sitting room?

4. How does Evelyn meet Alberto?

5. How does Evelyn find herself alone on the streets of Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news do Walter and Abdullah bring home with them after the trap to catch the mummy fails? What conclusions can be drawn from their failed attempt to catch the mummy?

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. While in Beni Hassan, what does Amelia come to understand about Radcliffe Emerson's tirade on the antiquities of Egypt? How does this affect her?

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

5. What do we learn about Evelyn Barton-Forbes as she tells the story of how she has come to her current situation? Is she a wealthy English woman like Ms. Peabody? What has brought Ms. Barton-Forbes to Rome?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. Who do Amelia and Evelyn meet when they travel to M. Maspero's museum? How do the four people react to each other? What does Amelia realize about Evelyn when they leave the museum?

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