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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 announces to the group that a visitor has arrived?
(a) Abdullah.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Michael.
(d) Mohammed.

2. What does Lucas reveal to Walter about Evelyn?
(a) That she is not who she says she is.
(b) That she was involved with Alberto.
(c) That she has three sisters.
(d) That she is pregnant with his child.

3. What does Evelyn announce as they are having tea?
(a) She is marrying Walter.
(b) She is marrying Lucas and leaving right away.
(c) She is leaving on the next train.
(d) She is in love with Radcliffe.

4. What do both Amelia and Radcliffe recognize about Walter?
(a) That he is angry with Radcliffe.
(b) That he wants to leave the site.
(c) That he is bored with the search for the mummy.
(d) That he is in love with Evelyn.

5. Why does Lucas propose to capture Mohammed?
(a) To hold him hostage from the mayor.
(b) To force him to admit he is a fraud.
(c) To get him out of town.
(d) To bring the mummy out in the daylight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emerson ask Amelia to promise when he leaves her on her boat and heads back to Walter?

2. Why has Radcliffe entered Amelia's room with a gun?

3. How does Evelyn react to the shootings in the night?

4. What does Lucas say to Michael when he approaches the table?

5. Why has Lucas Hayes joined the group in Amarna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some examples of tension and suspense the author creates in this chapter? How does the author engage most of the main characters in the action of the chapter?

2. What plan does Radcliffe come up with for the mummy the next evening, and why? What does he hope to prove? How do Amelia and Lucas play into the plan? What change do we see coming over Radcliffe as he makes this plan?

3. What does Lucas offer to Radcliffe as an apology for taking artifacts from the country? How does Emerson respond to the gift, and why?

4. Why do Lucas and Walter end up in a fist fight in front of Evelyn? What about Lucas' behavior gives us another clue as to his character and motivations?

5. in the end, everyone decides not to take Lucas to court for what he has done. Why do they make this decision, and what happens to Lucas?

6. Once again the love triangle between Evelyn, Walter and Lucas flares up as Evelyn announces she will marry Lucas. How do her friends react? How does Lucas attempt to be sure Walter will never be interested in Evelyn again? What does this tell us about his character?

7. Why has Lucas invented this elaborate plot to capture Evelyn and force her to marry him? What are his real motives?

8. The argument between Lucas and Walter and the subsequent engagement of Walter and Evelyn gives resolution to one of the love interests in the book. The problem of the mummy remains. What is the author doing in this chapter to prepare the reader for the climax of the mystery?

9. The group decide to go along with Lucas' plan for catching the mummy the following evening. What is the plan, and why do the others go along with it? How does the plan backfire and cause more harm than good?

10. What does Lucas do to celebrate the engagement of Evelyn and Walter? What does he say about his broken heart? What wish does he have for the couple?

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